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Local Government Financial Statistics 2001/02
25/09/2003
Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics for
2001-2002 were published today.
The main findings are:
Local Authority Gross Revenue Expenditure in
2001-02 was £13.9 billion, which represents an increase
of 9.1% on 2000-2001.
Spending by service type, Education accounted for
21% of local authority revenue expenditure (£3 billion)
and 17% (£2.4 billion) was spent on Housing.
Spending by category, Operating expenses
accounted for 45% of spending (£6.3 billion), with
spending on employee costs taking up 34% of revenue
expenditure (£4.7 billion). Loan charges accounted for
8% of revenue expenditure (£1.1 billion).
Local Authority Gross Revenue Income in 2001-02
was £13.6 billion, an increase of 4.2% on
2000-2001.
This was sourced from Government Grants of £6.3
billion, Fees and Charges (mainly council house rents)
of £1.8 billion, Non-domestic rates of £1.6 billion and
Council Tax of £1.4 billion
Local Authority Gross Capital Expenditure
(excluding capital funded from current revenue) in
2001-02 was £0.9 billion. Local Authority Capital
Income was £0.3 billion.
Scottish Local Authority debt on all services
at31st March 2002was £10 billion or £1,970 per head of population.
This compares with £9.9 billion (or £1,936 per head)
at31st March 2001.
The figures given include expenditure on general fund
services, housing and trading services. General
fund services are those services financed principally from
non-domestic rates, council tax and revenue support grant
and include education, social work, roads and transport,
law, order and protective services and environmental
services.
Expenditure on trading services includes
harbours and piers, road bridges and other trading
services.
Expenditure from special funds, common good
funds and superannuation funds are not included.
Income figures also exclude income from special
funds, common good fundsand superannuation funds.
This publication covers the transactions of local
authorities and joint
boards as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. It contains a summary of local
authority revenue and capital expenditure and income broken
down into specific sections covering general fund services,
housing, trading services and other funds.
As well as these expenditure and income tables there
are also sections onoutstanding capital debt, and local taxes
(non-domestic rates and council tax).
Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics
2001-02 is a National Statistics publication and is priced
at £5. It may be obtained from The Stationary
Office Bookshop,
71 Lothian Road,Edinburgh,EH3 9AZ(ISBN number 0 7559 3475 X).