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ONS · August 2016 to July 2026 · £ million

Central government current expenditure

Central government current expenditure: August 2016 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k201620182020202220242026August 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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