2.1 This Part reviews overall central government spending in 2010‑11 both in comparison to planned spending levels agreed through the annual budget planning processes and to 2009‑10 outturn. We also assess departments' success in living within the funds voted by Parliament during the year, reduced by their share of the £6.2 billion budget cut announced in May 2011. Figure 4 summarises the areas targeted for reductions in May 2010. We have analysed the spending of the 17 main central government departments using their audited accounts for 2010‑11 in order to identify changes in spending compared with 2009‑10. We also evaluate the £3.75 billion efficiency and reform savings that the Cabinet Office estimates departments achieved during 2010‑11.
| Figure 4 Planned Spending Reductions in 2010‑11 | |
| Area of saving | £m |
| Delaying and stopping contracts and projects, and negotiations with major suppliers | 1,70 0 |
| Grants to local authorities | 1,16 5 |
| Consultancy and travel and other discretionary areas | 1,15 0 |
| Devolved administrations | 704 |
| Arm's‑length bodies | 600 |
| Property costs | 17 0 |
| Recruitment freeze across the civil service | 120 |
| IT spending | 95 |
| Other savings | 520 |
| Total | 6,224 |
| NOTE 1 These reductions were in addition to cuts of £5 billion in planned spending for 2010-11 detailed in Budget 2009 once the impact of the credit crisis became clear. Source :HM Treasury | |