OBR · Year ending March 2021 to Year ending March 2025 · £ billion

Spending forecasts, £ billion

Spending forecasts, £ billion: Year ending March 2021 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour05001k20212022202320242025Year ending March 2021: £1.1tn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £1.04tn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £1.16tn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £1.23tn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £1.29tn £ billion · published 26 March 2026

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Source: OBR, Historical official forecasts database, Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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