| Year | Guardian (£m) | Gov (£bn) |
| 2009-10 | 415.3 | 694.9 |
| 2016-17 | 268.8 | 772.5 |
| Difference | -146.5 | +77.6 |
| % | -35.3% | +11.2% |
If the government had cut spending by as much as The Guardian has since 2010, public spending in 2016-17 would have been £450 billion. In reality it was £772 billion, a difference of £322 billion. It has come to something when The Guardian has introduced more austerity measures than Tory chancellors. Saving £322 billion would allow the government to abolish income tax, VAT, Fuel Duty*…
*Calculations by Alex Wild, who is the soon to be departing research director of the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
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