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ONS · April 1997 to July 2026 · £ million

Central government current expenditure

Central government current expenditure: April 1997 to July 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour050k100k200020102020April 1997: £23.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1997: £23.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1997: £25.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1997: £24.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1997: £24.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1997: £24.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1997: £23.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1997: £24.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1997: £26.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1998: £24.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1998: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1998: £26.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1998: £24.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1998: £24.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1998: £24.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1998: £24.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1998: £25bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1998: £25bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1998: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1998: £25bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1998: £26.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1999: £25.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1999: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1999: £26.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1999: £25.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1999: £25.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1999: £25.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1999: £25.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1999: £26.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1999: £26.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1999: £26.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1999: £26.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1999: £26.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2000: £26.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2000: £26bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2000: £26.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2000: £26.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2000: £27.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2000: £26.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2000: £27.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2000: £28.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2000: £28.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2000: £27.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2000: £27.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2000: £29bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2001: £28.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2001: £28bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2001: £28.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2001: £28.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2001: £29.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2001: £28.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2001: £29.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2001: £26.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2001: £29.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2001: £29.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2001: £28.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2001: £32.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2002: £31.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2002: £29.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2002: £30bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2002: £31.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2002: £33.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2002: £28.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2002: £31bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2002: £30.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2002: £32.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2002: £30.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2002: £32.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2002: £32.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2003: £32.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2003: £31.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2003: £33.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2003: £33bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2003: £35.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2003: £34.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2003: £33.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2003: £33.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2003: £35bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2003: £33.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2003: £33.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2003: £37.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2004: £34.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2004: £33.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2004: £36.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2004: £34.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2004: £38bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2004: £36bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2004: £34.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2004: £37.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2004: £38.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2004: £33.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2004: £38.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2004: £39.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2005: £35.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2005: £37.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2005: £40.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2005: £35.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2005: £41.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2005: £37.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2005: £38.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2005: £38.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2005: £40.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2005: £37.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2005: £40.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2005: £40.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2006: £37.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2006: £39.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2006: £42.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2006: £41.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2006: £41.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2006: £41bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2006: £39.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2006: £41.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2006: £43.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2006: £39.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2006: £40.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2006: £42.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2007: £39.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2007: £40bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2007: £43bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2007: £43bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2007: £44.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2007: £42.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2007: £42.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2007: £43.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2007: £45.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2007: £42.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2007: £43.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2007: £44.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2008: £43.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2008: £41.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2008: £46.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2008: £46.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2008: £46.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2008: £45.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2008: £44.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2008: £45.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2008: £47.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2008: £44.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2008: £45.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2008: £47.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2009: £45.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2009: £44bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2009: £48.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2009: £50.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2009: £48.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2009: £48.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2009: £47.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2009: £46.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2009: £50.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2009: £48.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2009: £47bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2009: £51bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2010: £49.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2010: £48.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2010: £53.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2010: £53bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2010: £51.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2010: £51.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2010: £50bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2010: £49.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2010: £55bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2010: £50.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2010: £51.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2010: £54.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2011: £50.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2011: £50bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2011: £54.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2011: £55.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2011: £52.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2011: £54.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2011: £49.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2011: £52.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2011: £54.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2011: £50.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2011: £51.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2011: £54.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2012: £51.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2012: £52.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2012: £57bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2012: £54.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2012: £55.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2012: £53.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2012: £50.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2012: £53.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2012: £55.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2012: £53.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2012: £53.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2012: £57.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2013: £53bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2013: £50.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2013: £55.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2013: £65.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2013: £53.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2013: £53.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2013: £53bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2013: £51.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2013: £54.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2013: £54.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2013: £52.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2013: £55.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2014: £53.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2014: £56.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2014: £55.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2014: £64bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2014: £53.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2014: £54.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2014: £54.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2014: £53.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2014: £55.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2014: £55.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2014: £53.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2014: £57bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2015: £53.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2015: £55.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2015: £53.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2015: £61.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2015: £53.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2015: £56.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2015: £56.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2015: £53.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2015: £55.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2015: £56.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2015: £53.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2015: £56.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2016: £54.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2016: £54.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2016: £54.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2016: £60bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2016: £55.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2016: £56.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2016: £57.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2016: £56.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2016: £57.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2016: £57.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2016: £54.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2016: £55.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £56.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £54.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2017: £55.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2017: £62.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2017: £56.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2017: £60.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2017: £57.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2017: £55.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2017: £58.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2017: £59.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2017: £56.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2017: £55.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £58.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2018: £57.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2018: £56.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2018: £61.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2018: £57bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2018: £58.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £62.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2018: £58.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2018: £58.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2018: £63bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2018: £57bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2018: £57.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £59.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2019: £58.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £57.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2019: £64.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2019: £58.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2019: £62.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £64.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2019: £58.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2019: £59.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2019: £64.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2019: £57.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2019: £60.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £62.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2020: £58.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2020: £66.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2020: £98.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2020: £85.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2020: £75.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2020: £76.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2020: £72.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2020: £73bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2020: £69.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2020: £75.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2020: £76.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2021: £75bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2021: £71.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2021: £84.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2021: £81.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2021: £75.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2021: £76.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2021: £72.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2021: £72.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2021: £72.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2021: £69.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2021: £67.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2021: £74.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £72.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2022: £70.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2022: £79.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2022: £78.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2022: £73bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2022: £85.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2022: £76.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2022: £74bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2022: £78.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2022: £79.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2022: £81bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2022: £93.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £83.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2023: £77.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2023: £84.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2023: £87.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2023: £82.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2023: £89.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2023: £82.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2023: £77.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2023: £77.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2023: £84.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2023: £80.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2023: £78.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £78.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2024: £80.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2024: £82.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2024: £89.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2024: £85bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2024: £84.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2024: £86.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2024: £81.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2024: £82.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2024: £88.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2024: £82.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2024: £89.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £86.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2025: £84.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2025: £88.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2025: £94.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2025: £89.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2025: £98.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2025: £92bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2025: £89.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2025: £91.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2025: £92.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2025: £82.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2025: £92.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £85.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2026: £93.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2026: £91.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2026: £101.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2026: £95.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2026: £97.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2026: £97bn £ million · published 20 August 2026
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Source: ONS, Public sector finances time series (PUSF), Public sector finances, UK: July 2026 (published 20 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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