Civometry

HM Treasury · 5 July 2024 – present

Spending on government administration during the Labour 2024– government

Year ending March 2024 → Year ending March 2026 · 2 periods

↓ 9.3%−£2bn £ million

Spending on government administration fell by 9.3% over the period, from £21.9bn £ million (Year ending March 2024, the level when the government took office) to £19.9bn (Year ending March 2026, the latest available).

  1. Inherited level Year ending March 2024: £21.9bn
  2. Latest Year ending March 2026: £19.9bn
  3. 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.

Spending on government administration: Year ending March 2021 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k202120222023202420252026Year ending March 2021: £13.4bn £ million · published 17 July 2025Year ending March 2022: £22.8bn £ million · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2023: £24.6bn £ million · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2024: £21.9bn £ million · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2025: £18.1bn £ million · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2026: £19.9bn £ million · published 2 September 2026
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Definition and caveats

Spending on executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairs, in cash terms.

Doesn’t measure: Civil service pay as a whole, which is spread across every function.