Horrific Reading. So Much Bias. (Most English come out of this very badly.)

 

Public spending by country and region

Research BriefingPublished  Tuesday, 14 December, 2021Research Briefing

• Public spending

• Philip Brien

This briefing paper gives figures on the level of public spending in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also gives figures for the English regions.

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This briefing paper gives figures on the level of public spending in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.  It also gives figures for the English regions. 

In 2020/21, public spending per person in the UK as a whole was £13,414. In England, it was £13,166 (2% below the UK average).  This compares with:

• Scotland: £14,842 (11% above the UK average)
• Wales: £14,222 (6% above the UK average)
• Northern Ireland £15,357 (14% above the UK average).

Among the English regions, public spending per person was lowest in the East Midlands at £12,133 (10% below the UK average) and highest in London at £15,490 (15% higher than the UK average).

Blogger: London, Scotland and N. Ireland come out of this report rather too well for my liking.