The Tories are skimping on health spending. Is this why the waiting lists are so long?
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, spending is £5 billion lower than the Tory government claimed it would be by now.
One of the Tory 2019 election promises was that spending would increase by 3.3 per cent above inflation during this Parliament – but despite extra money being added to the pot to cover the inflation crisis of the last few years, spending has risen by only 2.7 per cent on average.
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The IFS has said that spending on health has been rising as a percentage of all government spending – but the figures in the BBC article are not accurate, according to the minimal research carried out by This Writer.
In 1999-2000, health was 17.5 per cent of the UK’s total spending; in 2009-10 it had hardly changed, rising (yes) only to 17.7 per cent; and in 2019-20 it had risen again (yes) – but only to 21.4 per cent of total spending.
I don’t know about you, but this looks like a stitch-up. We’re being asked to believe that although the actual amount is lower than expected, the Tories are devoting a significantly larger amount of their budget to health.
From what I can see, that’s not true. There’s a moral here: you can’t trust anyone.
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The Tories are skimping on health spending
The Tories are skimping on health spending. Is this why the waiting lists are so long?
According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, spending is £5 billion lower than the Tory government claimed it would be by now.
One of the Tory 2019 election promises was that spending would increase by 3.3 per cent above inflation during this Parliament – but despite extra money being added to the pot to cover the inflation crisis of the last few years, spending has risen by only 2.7 per cent on average.
Buy Cruel Britannia in print here. Buy the Cruel Britannia ebook here. Or just click on the image!
The IFS has said that spending on health has been rising as a percentage of all government spending – but the figures in the BBC article are not accurate, according to the minimal research carried out by This Writer.
In 1999-2000, health was 17.5 per cent of the UK’s total spending; in 2009-10 it had hardly changed, rising (yes) only to 17.7 per cent; and in 2019-20 it had risen again (yes) – but only to 21.4 per cent of total spending.
I don’t know about you, but this looks like a stitch-up. We’re being asked to believe that although the actual amount is lower than expected, the Tories are devoting a significantly larger amount of their budget to health.
From what I can see, that’s not true. There’s a moral here: you can’t trust anyone.
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