Spending plans of the Conservative and Labour parties ahead of the UK election

HISTORICAL
CURRENT GOV. PLANS
IFS ESTIMATE FOR LABOUR PLANS

Public sector net borrowing as a share of GDP

Departmental spending

Note: Conservative forecasts are based on finance minister George Osborne’s December 2014 Autumn statement
Labour forecasts include an assumption by the IFS that Labour will invest at least as much as the current government planned in the Autumn statement
Source: Institute for Fiscal Studies / Office for Budget Responsibility

Public perception on handling of the economy

Source: ComRes