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Fiscal Policy: How government spending in the UK is split

Graham Watson

29th November 2020

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A rather lovely BBC article here that highlights the composition of public spending in the UK.

It is an insight into exactly where our taxes go - and might surprise a number of you. Even better, it looks to contextualise coronavirus spending too.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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