Public spending on health care has increased in 2011 mainly due to wage raises for medical professionals, also well below the regional averages. The spending still remains 2 percentage points below the EU average as a share of the GDP. The health-care outcomes do not necessarily reflect this; however the low share of spending is visible in dramatic decreases in medical personnel, already leading to breaks in the provision of medical services on several occasions. The spending in itself is not a goal but an indicator of resource allocation.