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Local authority capital expenditure by country and function
The figures here are net of any sales of capital assets. This particularly affects the housing figures where there has been a programme of sales to tenants and housing associations.
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Local authority capital expenditure (net of sales)
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1998-99 outturn
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1999-00 outturn
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2000-01 outturn
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2001-02 outturn
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2002-03 outturn
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2003-04 estimated outturn
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£ million
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£ million
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£ million
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£ million
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£ million
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£ million
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| England |
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| General public services |
344
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336
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300
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422
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565
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767
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| Public order and safety |
340
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364
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360
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452
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521
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738
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| Enterprise and economic development |
133
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269
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180
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182
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220
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180
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| Employment policies |
2
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3
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5
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3
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1
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9
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| Agriculture, fisheries and forestry |
18
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7
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7
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6
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7
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10
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| Transport |
1,051
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1,082
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1,409
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1,877
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2,461
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2,330
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| Environment protection |
164
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191
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188
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214
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264
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321
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| Housing and community amenities |
2,726
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2,662
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3,087
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3,470
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4,025
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4,115
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| Health |
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102
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| Recreation, culture and religion |
385
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433
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484
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525
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514
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840
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| Education and training |
1,251
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1,391
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1,719
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2,062
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2,287
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2,946
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| Social protection |
136
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133
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156
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158
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199
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243
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| Total England |
6,549
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6,870
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7,894
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9,370
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11,064
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12,601
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| Scotland |
| General public services |
78
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81
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78
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89
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95
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114
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| Public order and safety |
38
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36
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36
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40
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53
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72
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| Enterprise and economic development |
29
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19
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20
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12
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15
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17
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| Transport |
114
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107
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119
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165
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170
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219
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| Environment protection |
27
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40
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37
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50
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47
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57
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| Housing and community amenities |
300
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292
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291
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342
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321
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250
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| Recreation, culture and religion |
56
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61
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52
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51
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73
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88
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| Education and training |
126
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137
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128
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143
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157
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192
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Social protection
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30
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22
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21
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31
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30
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43
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| Total Scotland |
798
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794
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782
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923
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962
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1,052
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| Wales |
| Public order and safety |
21
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23
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21
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26
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28
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54
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| Agriculture, fisheries and forestry |
8
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10
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7
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6
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5
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9
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| Transport |
85
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74
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108
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109
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105
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124
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| Environment protection |
128
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130
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114
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118
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125
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214
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| Housing and community amenities |
232
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184
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195
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202
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219
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243
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| Recreation, culture and religion |
20
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27
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19
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29
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43
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41
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| Education and training |
63
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62
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80
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96
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97
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117
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| Social protection |
11
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8
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8
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10
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11
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16
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| Total Wales |
568
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519
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522
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595
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633
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818
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| Total Great Britain |
7,916
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8,183
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9,228
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12,658
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14,472
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| Northern Ireland |
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| Enterprise and economic development |
8
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9
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9
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10
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11
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11
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| Agriculture, fisheries and forestry |
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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| Transport |
8
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8
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9
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9
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10
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10
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| Environment protection |
30
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32
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34
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36
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38
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41
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| Education and training |
23
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25
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26
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28
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29
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22
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| Total Northern Ireland |
70
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76
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81
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86
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90
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87
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| Total United Kingdom |
7,968
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8,260
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9,309
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10,974
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12,748
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14,558
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Consistent with PESA 2004
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Local Authority Expenditure index
Public Spending Statistics
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