Spending on care services rises 5%
Spending on health and welfare services rose 5.1% last year, compared with 2006, according to new figures from the national statistics office CBS.
In total, €74bn was spent on health, residential care, social workers and child care – over €4,500 per head of the population, says the CBS.
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