The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have published their Annual Report and Accounts for 2014-15.![]()
The report highlights key acheivements, how they performed, and consolidated accounts. The accounts show that the department’s spending on science and innovation in 2014-15 was around £500m, with £561m planned for 2015-16, including the budget for Innovate UK. Spending through the research councils remains stable at around £4.6 billion.











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