Health spending £5bn less than government planned

The government is spending £5.5bn less on health in England than it suggested it would be at this stage, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says.

Plans set out in the 2019 election campaign indicated the budget would increase by 3.3% a year above inflation during this Parliament, the IFS said.

But despite extra being put in to cover the high inflation seen, spending had risen by only 2.7% a year on average.

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Source. BBC News, 14 May 2024