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Local government finance: Budget 2023-24 and provisional allocations to local authorities
Author: Greig Liddell
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Published: Tuesday 31 Jan 2023 (SB 23-03)
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Introduction - Scottish Government Budget allocation to local Government
Headline figures
Changes to the “core” revenue allocation
Changes to revenue allocations over the past ten years
Changes to provisional allocations 2013-14 to 2023-24
Local government allocation as % of Scottish Government budget
Revenue allocations to individual councils
Provisional council allocations 2023-24
Comparing allocations between 2013-14 and 2023-24
Capital allocations
Council Tax
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Image: Chart 1: total provisional revenue allocation since 2013-14 and % changes compared to previous year (real terms, in 2022-23 prices)
Image: Chart 2: real terms % change in provisional revenue allocation to local government and SG revenue DEL (plus NDRI)
Image: Chart 3: Local government revenue allocation as % of total Scottish Government revenue budget (plus NDRI)
Image: Chart 4: Provisional revenue allocations for each local authority 2023-24
Image: Chart 5: Provisional revenue allocations, per head, for each local authority 2023-24*
Image: Chart 6: Real terms changes to revenue allocations 2022-23 to 2023-24*
Image: Chart 7: real terms % changes to provisional revenue allocations 2013-14 to 2023-24
Image: Chart 8: Capital allocations by local authority 2023-24 (£m)
Image: Chart 9: Capital allocations by local authority 2023-24, per head (£)
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