The UK's public science spending in 2010 will rise to �6.3bn, Chancellor Gordon Brown confirmed in his Budget.The figure is in line with the yearly increases set out in his 10-year framework for science and innovation investment announced three years ago.
Committing to this level of spending would "provide long-term certainty for the research community", Mr Brown told the House of Commons.
Science currently gets �5bn through the education and trade departments.
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