ONS · August 2021 to July 2026 · £ million

Central government current expenditure

Central government current expenditure: August 2021 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k202120222023202420252026August 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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