Publication of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2005

The 2005 edition of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) is published today as a Command Paper (Cm 6521). PESA is a compendium of statistical data on public expenditure, covering both outturns and spending plans, published on an annual basis.

Notes for editors

1. The last edition of PESA (Cm 6201) was published in April 2004. Since then, new outturn data have been released and previous estimates updated for a number of key series, most recently in a Treasury press release on 16 March 2005 PN 30 Public Spending Annual Outturns. Updated spending plans and estimated outturns for 2004-05 were published in the Budget document on 16 March 2005 (HC 372). The data in PESA are consistent with the Budget document except where more recent information, including data published by ONS, has subsequently become available.

2. The release of data for this publication has followed the National Statistics Code of Practice and Protocol of Release Practices. National Statistics in PESA are released in accordance with the Treasury’s statement of compliance with the Code’s protocol on release practices, available on the Treasury website at the address below:
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/economic_data_and_tools/national_statistics/natstat_comp.cfm

3. The full document can be viewed on the at:
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/Economic_Data_and_Tools/National_Statistics/natstat_index.cfm

4. Media enquiries about this press release should be addressed to Marie-Anne Davies at the Treasury Press Office on 020 7270 5946.

5. Non-media enquiries should be addressed to the Treasury Correspondence and Enquiry Unit on 020 7270 4558 or by e-mail to public.enquiries@hm-treasury.gov.uk.

6. For general enquiries about National Statistics, contact the National Statistics Public Enquiry Service on 020 7533 5888 or by e-mail to info@statistics.gov.uk.

7. You can also find information on National Statistics on the National Statistics.