UK Budget 2020 - Funding excellent public services

11th March 2020

The people of the UK are rightly proud of its world-class public services. The NHS, schools and police provide the security and support that allow the British people to lead safe, prosperous

and healthy lives. The government is committed to providing the funding that public services need and ensuring that excellent services are available in every nation and region of the UK.

Total departmental spending is set to grow twice as fast as the economy over the CSR period. Day-to-day departmental spending is set to grow at the fastest rate over a spending review

period since Spending Review 2004. Within this, the government will increase funding for its number one spending priority: the

NHS. Compared to 2018-19, NHS England will receive a cash increase of £34 billion a year by 2024.

In addition, the Budget commits over £6 billion of new funding over this Parliament, including to create 50 million more GP surgery appointments per year, ensure there are 50,000 more nurses, and fund wider commitments on hospital car parking and support for

people with learning disabilities and autism.

The Budget also sets out action to ensure that pensions tax rules do not deter doctors from taking on additional shifts.

The government will invest in the security of everyone in the UK with additional funding for counter-terrorism policing and the UK intelligence community. The government will keep people

safe with strengthened community sentences and increased victim support.

Spending Round 2019 committed to a £7.1 billion cash increase in funding for schools by 2022‑23. The Budget builds on this by providing £29 million per year by 2023-24 to support primary school PE teaching and help schools make the best use of their sports facilities, as well as £90 million per year to introduce an Arts Premium from September 2021 to help schools provide high‑quality arts programmes and extracurricular activities for pupils.