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Statistics on Public Finance and Spending

This area contains data and publications over the whole range of Government finances and expenditure. It includes historical data, recent data, estimates for the latest year, and current projections and budgetary plans.

Most data from previous years (outturn) fall within the scope of National Statistics; a Code of Practice that sets out key principles and standards for official statisticians to follow and uphold.

Key public spending series (public spending budgetary data and public spending by function) are updated three times a year and released in accordance with the National Statistics Code of Practice. An additional release of data on 27th September 2004 was pre-announced in the 20th July 2004 annual outturns news release and includes further historical by function data and additional country and regional analyses.

Details on the Government's forward spending plans are set out in the Spending Review 2004 and in subsequent Budget and Pre-Budget Reports .

In this section

Public Sector Finance Statistics
Contains the Public Finances Databank and the Latest Monthly Public Sector Finances.
Public Expenditure Statistics Publications
Data on public spending from the annual publications Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) and Public Expenditure Outturns White Paper (PEOWP).
Public Spending Overview
Gives an overview of public spending definitions, processes and data, including the latest public spending budgetary data.
Local Authority Spending  
Contains background, Local Authority spending data, and data collection.
Public Spending by function
Includes the latest public spending by function data and recent developments.
Public Spending by country and region
Public spending analyses by country and region and recent developments.
About National Statistics
Further information on National Statistics, including the Compliance Statement and the Programme of future releases.

Internal links

PESA 2005
Public expenditure outturns - National Statistics release 20 July 2005
Latest monthly public finance statistics

Media links

PDF file of Government Debt and Deficit Under the Maastricht Treaty February 2004 (96Kb)
PDF file of Latest Quarterly Public Sector Accounts Release (26/03/04)

External llinks

ONS Public Sector Accounts Website