Spending on environment protection during the Labour 2005–2010 government
Year ending March 2005 → Year ending March 2010 · 5 periods
↑ 48.6%+£3.4bn £ billion
Spending on environment protection rose by 48.6% over the period, from £7bn £ billion (Year ending March 2005, the level when the government took office) to £10.4bn (Year ending March 2010, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2005: £7bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2010: £10.4bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Public sector spending on environment protection, including waste and pollution control, in cash terms.
Doesn’t measure: Energy or climate spending counted under other functions.