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Pie chart of UK government spending, 2023–24. [2]The most significant area of government spending is welfare (£341 billion in financial year 2023-24), [2] with the largest single element of this being for the State Pension, which totals £124 billion.
The period of fiscal year. The UK fiscal year ends on 5 April each year, while in the United States it begins on 1 October and ends on 30 September the following year. The person that the budget document begins with. In the UK, Budgets are usually set once every year and are announced in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
This article lists countries alphabetically, with total government expenditure as percentage of Gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries. Also stated is the government revenue and net lending/borrowing of the government as percentage of GDP. All Data is based on the World Economic Outlook Databook of the International Monetary Fund.
“The Scottish Government receives over 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK, £8.5 billion more per year on average for the Scottish ...
Global map of total central government revenues, as share of GDP, 2022 [1] Global map of total central government expenditures, as share of GDP, 2022 [2] This is the list of countries by government budget. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
Analysis from the House of Commons Library suggests that Scotland’s block grant will consist of just 3.5% of UK Government spending in 2023/24 and 2024/25, according to the Autumn Statement plans.
Rachel Reeves will present the new Labour Government’s tax and spending plans on October 30, as she seeks to close a £40 billion gap in the public finances to avoid a return to austerity.
The UK's rate of inflation was predicted to fall to 2.9% by the end of 2023, down from 10.7% in the final three months of 2022, while underlying debt was forecast to be 92.4% of GDP in 2023, rising to 93.7% in 2024. [14] [15] Government borrowing for 2022–23 was forecast to be £152bn. [16]