MPs have backed the renewal of the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system, voting 472 to 117 in favour in Parliament. The vote approves the manufacture of four replacement submarines at a current estimated cost of £31bn.
Here’s how the Government spent our money in the fiscal year ending 2016:
Pensions – £153bn
Health – £135bn
Welfare – £54bn
Defence (existing) – £45bn
Education – £44bn
Transport – £19bn
Protection – £14bn
Interest – £47bn
Central Government – £9bn
“Other” – £66bn
How much do we owe?
National debt – £1,532 billion.
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