How public spending was calculated in your tax summary
A short explanation of how public spending was calculated and shown 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.
Details
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.
Updates to this page
Last updated
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20 December 2024 Updated for December 2024.
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15 January 2024 Updated for 2024
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28 February 2023 Updated for February 2023
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17 December 2021 updated for 2021
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18 December 2020 Note: How public spending was calculated in your tax summary guidance updated December 2020.
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24 January 2019 Updated to reflect 2017-18 summaries.
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19 February 2018 Updated to reflect spring 2018 release of 2016-17 summaries
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13 December 2016 Changed the text in the detail to illustrate that it is now third consecutive year
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3 November 2015 Updated to reflect 2014-15 summaries
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2 November 2014 First published.
Update history
2026-03-04 09:50
Guidance updated for 2024-25.
2024-12-20 11:53
Updated for December 2024.
2024-01-15 15:04
Updated for 2024
2023-02-28 11:03
Updated for February 2023