Post by nickd on Aug 27, 2011 0:53:17 GMT 1
Time to ask the chancellor some questions?
Well George, why such a huge jump in the Justice figures for 2012?
Referring to some interesting figures from the recently produced HM Treasury. 'Public Expenditure - Statistical Analyses 2011'
[All figures shown are in £M's]
Who knows what these figures really mean, it may be some element of reshuffling the numbers or 'recharging' from one account to account to another, but the figures show a huge jump in the administrative budget under the 'Justice' heading of £330 million pounds (which is just £20 million short of how much the civil legal aid bill is being cut by 2015) The jump is planned for the current 2011/2012 financial year and surely warrants some sort of explanation as to why the figure shifts so dramatically in terms of their budgetary planning?
The figures show what was presumably spent ('out turns') up to 2011; from then on, it's 'planned' expenditure.
The following shows the 'Administrative Budgets for various Departments, but I've singled out two; Justice and Works and Pensions.
The Justice figures show that from 2010/2011 to 2011/12 there is a planned increase of £330 million pounds; - should we not question why?
Table 1.5 Administrative budgets(1), 2006-07 to 2014-15 (Page 25)
Justice
2006/07 Out turn £428 M
2007/08 Out turn £448 M
2008/09 Out turn £444 M
2009/10 Out turn £419 M
2010/11 Out turn £382 M
2011/12 Planned £712 M
2012/13 Planned £654 M
2013/14 Planned £609 M
2014/15 Planned £566 M
£330 M Increase from 2010/2011 to 2011/12
And of secondary importance to the Justice issue, but highly relevant to those interested welfare reform and the works and pensions accounts, there is a massive decrease of £3,900 M from 2010/2011 to 2011/2012; - again why? - especially with all the increased administrative costs associated with welfare reform? Is it another budgetary shuffle or move from one department to another, wishful thinking or change over to the private sector?
Works & Pensions
2006/07 Out turn £5,874 M
2007/08 Out turn £5,723 M
2008/09 Out turn £5,667 M
2009/10 Out turn £6,063 M
2010/11 Out turn £5,620 M
2011/12 Planned £1,720 M
2012/13 Planned £1,530 M
2013/14 Planned £1,310 M
2014/15 Planned £1,241 M
£3,900M Decrease from 2010/11 to 2011/12
These figures are well worth looking at.
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/pesa_2011_complete.pdf