How much do we spend?
UK spend was £66.7 bn in 2000
UK Public spend = 5.7% of GDP (1998)
UK spend £1072 per person (2000)
EU (public) average = 6.5% of GDP (1998)
Scotland spends £1271 per person (2000)
Scotland spends 6.4% of GDP (1998)
Annual average increase in real terms spend of 2.5% in the 1990s
Scotland planned increases = 50% over 5 years