No Wonder Britain is Bankrupt!!

The Quango State: Big, Bloated and More Expensive Than Ever Before

The TaxPayers' Alliance comprehensive and accurate guide to the Semi-Autonomous Public Bodies of the UK

• In 2007-08 there were 1,152 Semi-Autonomous Public Bodies (SAPBs) operating in the UK
• The amount spent on or through these SAPBs was over £90 billion in 2007-08, an increase of £13 billion from the £77.2 billion spent by those same bodies in 2006-07, and equivalent to £3,640 per household
• In 2007-08 SAPBs employed over 534,000 staff