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<p>As of 2 September 2019, DFID has spent an estimated £47,000 since the start of
financial year 2016/17 on newspaper subscriptions (both physical and online). Broken
down by year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Estimated
spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£12,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£17,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£5,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>These figures are estimates because the costs of some newspaper subscriptions
are combined with magazine subscriptions and cannot be disaggregated.</p><p> </p><p>Information
on the total spent specifically on online subscriptions and the number of each individual
newspaper procured is not held centrally and could only be collated at disproportionate
cost.</p>
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