Government spending on general public services in the UK 2001-2024
In 2023/24 the United Kingdom government spent approximately 157.9 billion British pounds on general public services, compared with 175.9 billion pounds in the previous year.
Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 (in billion GBP)
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GOV.UK, & HM Treasury. (July 30, 2024). Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/
GOV.UK, und HM Treasury. "Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 (in billion GBP)." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/
GOV.UK, HM Treasury. (2024). Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/
GOV.UK, and HM Treasury. "Public Sector Expenditure on General Public Services in The United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/
GOV.UK & HM Treasury, Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/ (last visited November 25, 2024)
Public sector expenditure on general public services in the United Kingdom from 2001/02 to 2023/24 (in billion GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & HM Treasury, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298485/general-public-services-spending-uk/