Public spending on railways in the United Kingdom was approximately 25.9 billion British pounds in 2022/23, compared with 25.8 billion pounds in the previous year. Prior to 2015/16, railway spending fluctuated between a low of 7.4 billion in 2010/11 and a high of 9.33 billion in 2014/15, before a significant year-on-year increase of 5.46 billion saw spending reach 14.79 billion pounds in 2015/16.
Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP)
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GOV.UK, & HM Treasury. (July 19, 2023). Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/
GOV.UK, und HM Treasury. "Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP)." Chart. July 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/
GOV.UK, HM Treasury. (2023). Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/
GOV.UK, and HM Treasury. "Public Sector Expenditure on Railways in The United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/
GOV.UK & HM Treasury, Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & HM Treasury, July 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/