This dataset includes expenditure data as published in the
Estimates of National Expenditure. Departmental
expenditure data in previous financial years have been aligned with the
budget and programme structures of departments as they are structured in
the current Medium Term Expenditure Framework. This means that the
structure of historical expenditure data for a department, may not
necessarily reflect the same structure of that department when
expenditure was incurred during a particular financial year. This may be
due to functions shifts which may have occurred within a particular
department or a general change in a department’s budget programme
structures (BPS) as departments are afforded an opportunity before the
start of the Budget to change their BPS.This is to ensure a more
economical, efficient and effective delivery of public services and
performance by the department as a whole.
