Budget: Local Government funding settlement
Public services protected despite cuts to Scotland’s block grant.
Local authorities will receive more than £10.5 billion in 2018-19, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has announced, as he unveiled a range of measures to protect public services and generate economic growth.
Mr Mackay said despite a cut of over £200 million to Scotland’s block grant by the UK Government, the 2018-19 Draft Budget delivers a fair funding settlement for local authorities.
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said:
“The Scottish Government has continued to ensure that our partners in local government receive a fair funding settlement despite further cuts to the Scottish Budget from the UK Government.
“We have protected day-to-day local government spending, while increasing the capital budget. Local authorities will receive more than £10.5 billion through the local government finance settlement in 2018-19.
“We are using our tax varying powers to boost investment in public services, and if local authorities choose to use their powers to increase Council Tax, by up to 3 per cent, they will have an overall real-terms increase in the funds at their disposal, to support local services.”
Background
2018-19 Local Government funding allocations and potential council tax increases.
| £million |
Revenue |
Capital |
Total |
Potential Income from 3% Council Tax Increase |
Local Government Core Settlement plus Potential Extra Council tax Income |
||
| £m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|||
| Aberdeen City |
319.002 |
23.990 |
342.992 |
3.566 |
346.558 |
||
| Aberdeenshire |
403.276 |
37.492 |
440.768 |
4.055 |
444.823 |
||
| Angus |
194.688 |
12.760 |
207.448 |
1.510 |
208.958 |
||
| Argyll & Bute |
187.451 |
13.057 |
200.508 |
1.510 |
202.018 |
||
| Clackmannanshire |
92.288 |
5.495 |
97.783 |
0.719 |
98.501 |
||
| Dumfries & Galloway |
276.266 |
21.871 |
298.137 |
2.022 |
300.159 |
||
| Dundee City |
285.459 |
20.360 |
305.819 |
1.867 |
307.685 |
||
| East Ayrshire |
219.455 |
12.855 |
232.310 |
1.626 |
233.935 |
||
| East Dunbartonshire |
178.335 |
9.713 |
188.048 |
1.849 |
189.897 |
||
| East Lothian |
165.104 |
12.199 |
177.303 |
1.582 |
178.884 |
||
| East Renfrewshire |
171.700 |
7.294 |
178.994 |
1.550 |
180.544 |
||
| Edinburgh, City of |
696.574 |
78.046 |
774.620 |
8.191 |
782.810 |
||
| Eilean Siar |
93.609 |
8.106 |
101.715 |
0.319 |
102.033 |
||
| Falkirk |
269.510 |
14.776 |
284.286 |
2.028 |
286.314 |
||
| Fife |
615.603 |
34.665 |
650.268 |
4.992 |
655.259 |
||
| Glasgow City |
1,209.707 |
136.101 |
1,345.808 |
8.365 |
1,354.173 |
||
| Highland |
430.946 |
41.305 |
472.251 |
3.638 |
475.889 |
||
| Inverclyde |
159.870 |
8.390 |
168.260 |
1.052 |
169.312 |
||
| Midlothian |
152.678 |
9.898 |
162.576 |
1.362 |
163.937 |
||
| Moray |
153.621 |
10.964 |
164.585 |
1.240 |
165.824 |
||
| North Ayrshire |
265.993 |
1.894 |
267.887 |
1.863 |
269.750 |
||
| North Lanarkshire |
594.032 |
32.621 |
626.653 |
3.981 |
630.633 |
||
| Orkney Islands |
67.615 |
6.419 |
74.034 |
0.268 |
74.301 |
||
| Perth & Kinross |
239.094 |
17.036 |
256.130 |
2.394 |
258.523 |
||
| Renfrewshire |
299.095 |
16.333 |
315.428 |
2.517 |
317.944 |
||
| Scottish Borders |
199.095 |
26.291 |
225.386 |
1.677 |
227.062 |
||
| Shetland Islands |
79.034 |
6.643 |
85.677 |
0.280 |
85.956 |
||
| South Ayrshire |
193.576 |
11.217 |
204.793 |
1.788 |
206.580 |
||
| South Lanarkshire |
539.756 |
28.940 |
568.696 |
4.217 |
572.913 |
||
| Stirling |
162.116 |
10.729 |
172.845 |
1.451 |
174.296 |
||
| West Dunbartonshire |
181.309 |
14.600 |
195.909 |
1.226 |
197.134 |
||
| West Lothian |
304.660 |
15.271 |
319.931 |
2.241 |
322.171 |
||
| Still to be distributed |
230.269 |
169.033 |
399.302 |
0.000 |
399.302 |
||
| Scotland |
9,630.770 |
876.364 |
10,507.134 |
|
76.945 |
|
10,584.079 |
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