Government spending in the United Kingdom

[2] The UK government has spent more than it has raised in taxation since financial year 2001–02,[3] creating a budget deficit and leading to growing debt interest payments.

Average government spending per person is higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland than it is in England.

[7][failed verification] Around half of the funding Local Authorities receive in England is through central government spending,[8] principally from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

HM Treasury controls the overall budget for administration[12] in central government, which largely comprises staff costs.

[15] Some of the largest capital projects being run by central government at the moment include HS2 and the Dreadnought programme.