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About this app

Open Treasury — the UK's public finances, made clear
⚠️ Disclaimer: Open Treasury is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any UK government body, agency, or authority. It does not represent any government entity. All data is sourced exclusively from the publicly available official sources listed below.
Data Sources:
HM Treasury: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury
Office for National Statistics: https://www.ons.gov.uk
Open Government Licence: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Open Treasury helps you understand the UK's public finances — clearly, neutrally, and without the jargon.
Government spending, tax, debt and budgets affect all of us, but the data is often hard to access and even harder to interpret. Open Treasury brings together trusted public-sector data and turns it into clear, interactive insights that anyone can explore.
Whether you're a student, journalist, policymaker, or just curious about how public money is used, Open Treasury gives you a transparent view of the UK's finances — in one simple app.
What you can do with Open Treasury
Explore the big picture
See how much the government raises and spends each year, how deficits are formed, and how public debt has changed over time.
Understand where your tax goes
Use the tax breakdown tools to see how revenue is distributed across health, education, defence, welfare and more.
Dive into departments and services
View spending by department and function, with clear explanations of what each area covers.
See the country at a local level
Explore regional and local authority data to understand how spending and pressures vary across the UK.
Use interactive tools
Experiment with the Budget Simulator, explore financial snapshots, and compare trends across years.
Read Spotlight reports
In-depth, neutral briefings on key public-finance topics such as immigration and borders, health, and major areas of government expenditure.
Designed for clarity
Open Treasury is built to be easy to navigate, visually clear, and useful whether you want a quick overview or a deeper dive. No dense PDFs. No technical barriers. Just the information, explained well.
Who it's for
Students and educators, journalists and researchers, local councillors and public-sector professionals, and anyone who wants to better understand how public money is raised and spent.
About Open Treasury Plus
Some advanced tools and in-depth features are available with Open Treasury Plus, including enhanced budget simulation, advanced local authority insights, full access to Spotlight reports, and personalised views of revenue and expenditure. A free trial is available so you can explore before deciding.
Open Treasury — the UK's public finances, made clear.