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Area : Math. Type : Individual or group. Level : Third Cycle of Primary Education.

  • The Central State has a budget of 485,985,812.22 thousand euros. Following the distribution in the table, say how much it invests in justice, pensions, healthcare, education, culture, infrastructure, etc. Identify the three areas in which the Central Government invests the most and try to explain why.

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Budget (Thousands of euros)

Justice

2,291,318.48

Defense

12,316,829.07

Citizen security and penitentiary institutions

10,719,204.60

Foreign Policy and Development Cooperation

2,425,506.04

Pensions

190,687,246.15

Other economic benefits

22,299,766.43

Social services and social promotion

7,116,821.58

Employment promotion

8,028,785.39

Unemployment

21,278,019.88

Access to housing and promotion of construction

3,471,605.65

Management and administration of work and social economy

193,468.48

Management and administration of inclusion, SS and migration

7,162,231.25

Health

7,049,082.76

Education

5,354,373.35

Culture

1,803,689.82

Agriculture, fishing and food

8,868,482.65

Industry and energy

11,605,958.15

Trade, tourism and SMEs

3,092,453.05

Transport subsidies

3,418,725.58

Resilient infrastructures and ecosystems

12,635,274.30

Research, development, innovation and digitalization

16,327,585.03

Other actions of an economic nature

1,450,766.23

Constitutional bodies, Government and others

933,290.40

General services

25,969,783.61

Financial and tax administration

1,753,485.71

Transfers to other Public Administrations

66,456,954.49

Public Debt

31,275,104.09

TOTAL

485,985,812.22

Source: Treasury. Red Book, Draft General State Budget Law for 2023.

  • The State has obtained a total of €69.803 billion through the Tax Agency following the Personal Income Tax campaign. Transfer 50% to the Autonomous Communities. How much is distributed to the Autonomous Communities? How much does the State keep? Graphically represent in a bar chart (histogram) what corresponds to each one.

  • Pablo receives 100 euros on his birthday from his parents, grandparents and uncles. Pablo has been wanting to buy a t-shirt that costs 15 euros, a computer game that costs 36 euros, and a pair of sneakers that cost 40 euros for a while. He also wants to go with his friends to a concert of his favorite band, whose ticket costs 18 euros, and to a soccer game, which costs 20 euros. Also, he wants to save up to buy a new console. Since he doesn't have enough for everything, what would you do in his place? How much money would you spend? How would you use it?