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Published by The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Local Government Finance: facts and figures 2010-11 to 2017-18
Author: Ailsa Burn-Murdoch
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Published: Wednesday 21 Jun 2017 (SB 17/44)
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Executive Summary
Introduction
The local government settlement
Data comparability issues and presenting the figures
Police and Fire Services
The challenge and previous approach
Updated methodology
Outturn vs Local Government Finance Order data
Share of the Scottish Government Budget
Real terms change
Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rates Income
Council Tax reform
Changes to average Council Tax bills
Changes to Council Tax revenue
Fees and charges for council services
Annexe: Data
Table 1 - Local Government funding from Scottish Government (cash) and percentage share
Table 2 - Local Government funding from Scottish Government (real 2017-18 prices) and percentage share
Table 3 - Local Government funding from Scottish Government (real 2017-18 prices) - excluding police and fire - annual change
Table 4 - Scottish Government total DEL+NDRI (real 2017-18 prices) - annual change
Table 5 - Council Tax income and Non-Domestic Rates income
Table 6 - Council Tax Reform, impact on bills, Scotland average
Table 7 - Changes to Council Tax revenue, multiplier change + local authority increase
Table 8 - Changes to fees and charges for services, cash
Abbreviations
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Image: Figure 1 - Local government as a percentage of Scottish Government Budget, outturn only, adjusted for police and fire spend, real terms
Image: Figure 2 - Annual real terms change, outturn and LG Finance Order
Image: Figure 3 - Multi-annual real terms change
Image: Figure 4 - Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rates income (£m, cash)
Image: Figure 7 - Average Council Tax bill in 2017-18 following council tax reform, compared to 2016-17
Image: Figure 8 - Impact of % increase and multipliers on Gross Council Tax revenue, cash terms
Image: Figure 9 - Changes to fees and charges for services, cash
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