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<p>The multiplication tables check (MTC) is developed and delivered by the Standards
and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.</p><p>The
STA’s planned expenditure for the MTC over the next five financial years is currently
being considered, and will be dependent upon the outcome of the current (2019) national
pilot; as a result, definitive final figures are not available at this time.</p><p>However,
based on current project spend, service development and project costs to-date, and
budget planning assumptions, it is estimated that the check will cost between £650,000
and £700,000 per annum to administer - this equates to around 1.2% of STA’s annual
budget. Department officials will be able to confirm the actual figure(s) later in
the year.</p><p> </p>
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