Olan McEvoy
Research expert covering the European Union for society, economy, and politics.
Get in touch with us nowTotal government spending by the member states of the European Union has increased consistently over the period since 1995, rising from around three trillion Euros annually to almost eight trillion in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a particularly large increase in spending in 2020 and 2021, as governments across the EU spent money on their health services in order to try to contain the pandemic, as well as increasing spending on economic affairs in order to support and stimulate their economies.
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