The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a department for economic growth. It supports businesses to invest, grow and export, and create jobs and opportunities.
Jump to downloadsThe department’s financial activities can be broadly categorised as support for business and economic growth, Post Office support, management of legacy COVID-19 finance schemes, and running costs of the department.
In 2024-25, DBT spent a total of £2.15 billion (including financing) in net expenditure. This includes the cost of DBT’s workforce.
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- Department for Business & Trade Overview 2024-25 (.pdf — 746 KB)
