Claim: State expenditure is at a record high.
Fact-check: State spending isn't at a record high when you consider the size of the economy - Full Fact
Verdict: the amount of money spent by the state is the highest it's ever been in real and cash terms. but is not at a record high when compared to the size of the economy—the most useful measure.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2020-01-14T00:00:00