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Local Government Finance: Facts and Figures 2013-14 to 2020-21
Author: Ailsa Burn-Murdoch, Andrew Aiton and Kayleigh Finnigan
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Published: Wednesday 24 Jun 2020 (SB 20-43)
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Executive Summary
Introduction
The impact of COVID-19 on Local Government funding
Barnett formula and additional funding for the Scottish Government
Additional allocations to local authorities
Flexing the funding formula
The local government settlement
Real terms change
Local government and Scottish Government comparison
How the trend has changed over time
Share of the Scottish Government Budget
Ring-fenced funds
Exploring ring-fenced funds
Ring-fenced funds 2013-14 to 2020-21
Local Government settlement per head
Per head funding as a % of the Scottish average
Council Tax and Non Domestic Rates
Council Tax and NDR income levels
The NDR pool
Council Tax income post-reform
Annex: Data
Table 1 - Additional allocations to local authorities as a result of COVID-19
Table 2 - Council Tax, NDRI and Scottish Government Grant funding for local government, 2020-21, cash, after COVID-19 NDR adjustments
Table 3 - Local Government funding from Scottish Government (real terms, 2020-21 prices) - annual change
Table 4 - Local Government funding from Scottish Government (cash terms) and percentage share
Table 5 - Local Government funding from Scottish Government (real terms, 2020-21 prices) and percentage share
Table 6 - Local government and Scottish Government revenue budgets, real terms (2020-21) changes over time
Table 7 - Local government, % of funds ring-fenced, 2013-14 and 2020-21
Table 8 - Local government funding per head; changes 2013-14 to 2020-21, real terms (2020-21 prices)
Table 9 - Council Tax income and Non-Domestic Rates income
Table 10 - Council Tax, NDRI and Scottish Government Grant funding for local government, 2020-21, cash
Table 11- Changes to Council Tax revenue, 2016-17 to 2020-21
Abbreviations and Glossary
Local Government Glossary
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Image: Figure 1 - Council Tax, NDRI and revenue grant funding allocations as a proportion of total funding, 2020-21 after COVID-19 NDR reliefs introduced
Image: Figure 2 - Annual real terms change, outturn and Local Government Finance Order, 2013-14 to 2020-21
Image: Figure 3 - Revenue budgets, Multi-annual real terms change, real terms (2020-21)
Image: Figure 4 - multi-annual real terms change over time, compared against 2013-14
Image: Figure 5 - Local government settlements as a percentage of Scottish Government budgets, outturn only
Image: Figure 6 - Ring-fenced funds as a proportion of Total Revenue settlement, 2013-14 and 2020-21
Image: Figure 7 - Local government funding per head, real terms change 2013-14 to 2020-21
Image: Figure 8 - local government funding per head, % of the Scottish average, percentage point change from 2013-14 to 2020-21
Image: Figure 9 - Council Tax, NDRI and revenue grant funding allocations as a proportion of total funding, 2020-21
Image: Figure 10 - Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rates income (£m, cash)
Image: Figure 11 - Impact of Council Tax reform on Gross Council Tax revenue between 2016-17 and 2020-21, cash terms.
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