Vanuatur c.omponents of public expenditure, l98l-1985 (ul I I ions of va tu ) I98 r r982 I98 31984 1985 (estimated) TotaI expenditure Public aervice General admlnlstration Educa t lon Hea I th Transport, communications and publlc norks Miscellaneous and other common ge rv ices Debt and interest payments Grants and subsidies Transfers to reaerve, co-operative federation and Iocalization fund and unallocated b/2 237I 029 {87 608 275 457 202 69 I93{85 402 667 629 353 542 2II 6l 225I0 428 735 679 338 523 Is2 62 20827 723 855 729 389 57r I79 7I 323 2L7 3 077 I ls3 766 389 589 I80 I05 352 22 22 2 a/ c/ 80 SggIEgt Ministries of Finance, Commerce, Industry and 'Irourism and the Central Bank of Vanuatu. a/ Including reduction of 58 million VT in public service expenditure. b/ Anpunts shorrn broadly represent annual surpluses. c/ The actual figures are likely to show that the 1983 budget Has in surplus. 299. The price increase for lotr income consumers in urban areas was J.6 per cent from the fourth quarter of 1983 to the corresponding quarter in I98{. For high income consumers the rate uas 5.? percent. The probable reaslon for these low rates, in spite of an approximately 5 per cent revaluation of the vatu in March 1984 is that the exchanqe rates of tlre currencies of some of Vanuatu's major trading partners fell substantial Iy dur ing the year.A/40 /441 Bnglish Page I l0 C. Special development projects
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a budget report for the government of Vanuatu, covering various aspects of public expenditure from 1981 to 1985. It includes details on education, healthcare, transportation, and other public services, as well as debt and interest payments, grants, and subsidies. The text also mentions a price increase for consumers and a revaluation of the vatu. Given the focus on government spending and economic indicators, it is likely that the text is related to economic development and public services.

**Category**
Economic development, Education, Transport and communication