"Figure 7: Central government current expenditure increased over the coronavirus pandemic, however the proportion of expenditure on subsidies is now reducing towards a pre-coronavirus level ","" "Central government current expenditure, £ billion, UK, financial year ending (FYE) 2012 to FYE 2022","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","£ billion" "","" "Years","Goods and services","Net social benefits","Subsidies","Current grants to local government","Debt interest","Other current grants and transfers" "FYE 2012","223","186","6","128","50","42" "FYE 2013","230","195","8","126","49","41" "FYE 2014","238","196","8","126","49","42" "FYE 2015","247","201","9","123","45","39" "FYE 2016","252","204","12","119","45","37" "FYE 2017","260","205","14","115","49","36" "FYE 2018","266","208","16","114","55","36" "FYE 2019","277","215","18","113","49","38" "FYE 2020","300","216","22","114","48","38" "FYE 2021","354","236","118","149","39","39" "FYE 2022","373","235","50","133","70","34"