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This shows that the legal aid budget approved for England and Wales of 2.521m Euros, was the highest of any of the 41 countries assessed. For more detail, see table 2.1 in the publication.<\/p>
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The publication also shows the annual public budget allocated to legal aid per inhabitant, which controls for countries having different population sizes. This shows that in 2010, England and Wales was second highest of the 41 countries assessed, with 45.7 Euros of the public budget allocated to legal aid per inhabitant, compared to an average of 7.7 Euros for the other European countries. The country with the highest legal aid allocation per inhabitant was Northern Ireland with 53.5 Euros. For more detail, see figure 2.22 in the publication.<\/p>
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