Our spending
Overview of what we produce and publish
Our financial year starts 1 April, and ends 31 March the following year.
We make estimates of what we think we’ll spend, then review our spending at the end of the year in a report and a set of accounts.
The Speaker’s Committee approve our estimates, reports and accounts, before the House of Commons adopt them.
Estimates
Main Supply Estimate
Our Main Supply Estimate, or budget, sets out what we need for the financial year ahead.
We present it to the Speaker’s Committee at the start of the financial year for approval, before it goes to the House of Commons.
Vote on Account
Our Vote on Account sets out what we need during the gap from the end of one financial year, to when Speaker’s Committee approve our Main Supply Estimate.
Supplementary Estimate
We take a Supplementary Estimate to the Speaker’s Committee for approval, if there are changes to the information in our Main Supply Estimate.
We also produce correction slips if we need to make changes to our estimates.