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GDP: £2,993.9 billionUnited Kingdom Central Government
and Local Authority Spending
-5yr -1yr     Fiscal Year 2026    

Amounts in £ billion
Pop: 68.8 million
Central
(2)
Gen.
Gov.(2)
Local
(2)
Total
Pensions224.60.00.0224.6
Health Care252.60.04.1256.7
Education61.30.059.4120.8
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Defence
73.50.00.173.6
Welfare120.70.067.3188.0
Protection31.70.023.154.8
Transport33.80.012.045.7
General Government22.40.07.229.6
Other Spending149.90.074.8224.7
Interest100.40.01.0101.4
Balance1.80.02.23.9
Total Spending1,072.60.0251.11,323.8
Public Net Debt0.00.00.02,897.2
Current Budget Deficit0.00.00.036.1
Gross Domestic Product2,993.90.00.02,993.9
Inflation2.70.00.02.7
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plan guesstimated outturn
source: ukpublicspending.co.uk