Budget: Local Government funding settlement
14 Dec 2017 02:56 PM
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
|