Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Financing

Financing

The CWGC's work is funded predominantly by grants from the governments of the six member states. In the fiscal year 2007/08, these grants amounted to £43m. The contribution from each country is proportionate to the number of graves maintained, as follows:

Country Value of grants
(£ m)
% of total
United Kingdom
33.7
78.4
Canada
4.3
10.1
Australia
2.6
6.1
New Zealand
0.9
2.1
South Africa
0.9
2.1
India
0.5
1.2

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