The cuts in Britain鈥檚 research spending of recent years may be coming
to an end. A government survey shows that in 1992, Britain spent 拢12.6
billion on research and development.
Cuts in defence spending were balanced by increases in civil spending,
leaving expenditure the same as in 1991 after allowing for inflation. As
a percentage of Britain鈥檚 GDP, spending fell slightly from 2.13 per cent
to 2.12 per cent.