In 2020/21 the United Kingdom government spent approximately 70.3 billion British pounds on general publics services, compared with 80.8 billion pounds in the previous year. When adjusted for inflation, this type of expenditure fell by the equivalent of 1.3 billion pounds between 2018/19 and 2019/20.
Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1996/97 to 2020/21
(in billion GBP)
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GOV.UK. (July 1, 2021). Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1996/97 to 2020/21 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/
GOV.UK. "Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1996/97 to 2020/21 (in billion GBP)." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1996/97 to 2020/21 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/
GOV.UK. "Public Sector Expenditure on General Public Services in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1996/97 to 2020/21 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/
GOV.UK, Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1996/97 to 2020/21 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
