In 2021, the expenditure of the United Kingdom government is expected to be over one trillion British pounds, with the highest spending function being the 302 billion pounds expected to be spent on social protection, which includes pensions and other welfare benefits. Government spending on health was expected to be 230 billion pounds and was the second highest spending function in this fiscal year, while education was the next highest category at 124 billion pounds.
Budgeted public sector expenditure on services in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by function
(in billion GBP)
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HM Treasury. (March 3, 2021). Budgeted public sector expenditure on services in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by function (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298524/government-spending-in-the-uk/
HM Treasury. "Budgeted public sector expenditure on services in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by function (in billion GBP)." Chart. March 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298524/government-spending-in-the-uk/
HM Treasury. (2021). Budgeted public sector expenditure on services in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by function (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298524/government-spending-in-the-uk/
HM Treasury. "Budgeted Public Sector Expenditure on Services in The United Kingdom in 2021/22, by Function (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298524/government-spending-in-the-uk/
HM Treasury, Budgeted public sector expenditure on services in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by function (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298524/government-spending-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
