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How public spending was calculated in your tax summary

A short explanation of how public spending was calculated and shown in your tax summary.

From:
HM Treasury
Published
2 November 2014
Last updated
2815 FebruaryJanuary 20232024 — See all updates

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How public spending was calculated in your tax summary

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In 2020 the government is making accessible online, a clear and simple summary of how much income tax and national insurance households paid in the last financial year. The summary will provide an illustration of how your payments of income tax and national insurance contributions were used by the government in its spending.

Published 2 November 2014
Last updated 2815 FebruaryJanuary 20232024 + show all updates

  1. Updated for 2024

  2. Updated for February 2023

  3. updated for 2021

  4. Note: How public spending was calculated in your tax summary guidance updated December 2020.

  5. Updated to reflect 2017-18 summaries.

  6. Updated to reflect spring 2018 release of 2016-17 summaries

  7. Changed the text in the detail to illustrate that it is now third consecutive year

  8. Updated to reflect 2014-15 summaries