Spending on environment protection during the Labour 2024– government
Year ending March 2024 → Year ending March 2026 · 2 periods
↑ 20.0%+£3.2bn £ billion
Spending on environment protection rose by 20.0% over the period, from £16bn £ billion (Year ending March 2024, the level when the government took office) to £19.2bn (Year ending March 2026, the latest available).
Inherited level Year ending March 2024: £16bn
Latest Year ending March 2026: £19.2bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Public sector spending on environment protection, including waste and pollution control, in cash terms.
Doesn’t measure: Energy or climate spending counted under other functions.