The Government is spending over £770 billion of taxpayers' money this year, more that ever before.
The TaxPayers' Alliance's per person spending factbook tells you where your money is going.
To read the factbook click here
Sources and methodology:
UK population, Households and families
Source: Population: Office for National Statistics,
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates
Methodology: The percentage increase in population from mid-year 2014 estimates and mid-year 2015 estimates is applied to 2015 to give an estimate of 2016 population.
Families and households: Office for National Statistics,
Page 2: Government Spending
Source: Budget 2016, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508193/HMT_Budget_2016_Web_Accessible.pdf#page=93
Page 3: Capital vs Current spending
Source: Office for Budget Responsibility, Public finances databank,
http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/data/
Page 4: Where does our money go?
Source: Budget 2016,
Page 5: Where does it come from?
Source: Budget 2016, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508193/HMT_Budget_2016_Web_Accessible.pdf#page=10
Page 6: Deficit per person
Source: Office for Budget Responsibility, Public finances databank,
http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/data/
Page 7: Debt per person
Source: Office for National Statistics,
Page 8: Public Sector pay
Source: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses, Supplementary fiscal tables 2.32,
Page 9: Public Sector pension liabilities
Source: Whole of Government Accounts,
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/whole-of-government-accounts
Page 10: Public spending per region
Source: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses,
Page 11: Local government spending
Source: Department for Communities and Local Government,
Page 12: EU Budget contributions
Source: Treasury,
Page 13: EU regulations
Source: Open Europe,
http://openeurope.org.uk/intelligence/britain-and-the-eu/top-100-eu-rules-cost-britain-33-3bn/
Page 14: Benefit spending by age group
Source: Budget 2016, Benefit expenditure and caseload tables
Page 15: Selected benefit spending
Source: Budget 2016, Benefit expenditure and caseload tables
Page 16: Cost of HS2
Source: TaxPayers’ Alliance,
http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/rich_mans_toy_the_case_for_scrapping_hs2
Page 17: Driving taxes vs Road spending
Sources;
Fuel duties, HMRC Tax and NIC receipts 2016,
Vehicle Excise Duties, Budget 2016.
Spending, Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses, Table 5.2,
Page 18: NHS litigation
Source: NHS Litigation Authority,
Page 19: Government property
Source: Whole of Government Accounts,
Page 20: Hinkley point nuclear power station
Source: National Audit Office,
https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Nuclear-power-in-the-UK.pdf