Spending Review

The Spending Review is a Treasury-led process to allocate resources across all government departments, according to the Government's priorities. Spending Reviews set firm and fixed spending budgets over several years for each department. It is then up to departments to decide how best to manage and distribute this spending within their areas of responsibility.

Spending Reviews have been an important part of governmental planning since the late 1990s. Prior to their introduction, departmental budgets were set on a year-by-year basis which made multi-year planning more difficult.

The 2010 Spending Review will cover the four years from 2011/12 to 2014/15. We’ll have full coverage of the Review across all our digital channels.

Learn more about the Spending Review in our introductory guide
Spending Challenge - find out more about how the Government is using your ideas in the Spending Review
View charts and graphs showing the government spending and receipts that will set the scene for the Spending Review (opens in new browser window)

Spending Review

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