<P> Central government spending in the United Kingdom, also called public expenditure, is the responsibility of the UK government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive . In the budget for financial year 2016--17, proposed total government spending was £ 772 billion . </P> <P> Spending per head is significantly higher in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland than it is in England . </P> <P> Scotland has historically produced more tax than people in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, although following a decline in the oil price in 2014, Scotland produced slightly less revenue than England per capita in 2014--15 . As of 2014 and the release of the GERS report, Scotland had a higher deficit relative to the UK deficit as a whole and received an increased net subsidy from UK government borrowing, this deficit was attributed to declining oil revenues as the price of crude oil has fallen . This condition is predicted to only get worse should oil revenues fall further . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Department </Th> <Th> 2016--17 Expenditure (£ bn) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Social protection </Td> <Td> 240 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Health </Td> <Td> 145 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Education </Td> <Td> 102 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Debt interest </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Defence </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Public order and safety </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Personal social services </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Housing and environment </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Transport </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Industry, agriculture and employment </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Other </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total Government spending </Td> <Th> 772 </Th> </Tr> </Table>

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