U.K. War Costs
As of March 2006, approximately £4.5 billion had been spent by the United Kingdom in Iraq. All of this money has come from a government fund called the "Special Reserve" which has a current allocation of £7.4 billion.
As of June 2010 UK costs exceeded £20bn for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined.
Read more about this topic: Financial Cost Of The Iraq War
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