Key facts

2.3%

(£7.9 billion) real-terms fall in spending within departments' control from 2009-10 to 2010-11

19%

planned real-terms fall in spending in 15 departments from 2011-12 to 2014-15

In 2010 -11
0.1 per cent (£0.7 billion)

increase in real terms in government's Total Managed Expenditure-to £689 billion in 2010-11

2.3 per cent (£7.9 billion)

decrease in spending within departments' direct control (Departmental Expenditure Limits) in real terms - to £336 billion

Figure 1 on page 11 explains the difference between Total Managed Expenditure and Departmental Expenditure Limits. Figure 5 on page 18 explains the difference between the figures

£3.75 billion

estimated savings reported by the Efficiency and Reform Group

£406 million

cost to departments of compensation payments for early departures from the civil service this year

21,200 staff

reduction between 2009-10 and 2010-11 in average number of fulltime equivalent staff employed by departments (including permanent and temporary staff)

From 2011-12 to 2014-15

3 per cent

real-terms fall in forecast Total Managed Expenditure to 2014-15

12 per cent

planned real-terms fall in Departmental Expenditure Limits

19 per cent

planned real-terms fall in Departmental Expenditure Limits in departments other than Health and International Development, which are protected