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Not exactly what you ask for, but "the NHS budget has traditionally risen by an average of 4% above inflation each year." (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-641
by LaLaLand122 4y ago
Not exactly what you ask for, but "the NHS budget has traditionally risen by an average of 4% above inflation each year." (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64190440 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64190440)
- fidgewidge 4y agoThat's the rate which causes people to argue it's being "defunded".
- nradov 4y agoObviously NHS funding can't continue growing faster than inflation forever. That is unsustainable. At some point the NHS would consume the entire government budget.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoAnd also, the population distribution can't continue skewing older indefinitely, that's unsustainable. At some point geriatrics would make up the entire population. And yet, both of these trends can continue for quite some time, and one trend can outweigh the other for quite some time.