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Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics 2001-2002

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Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics 2001-2002

Table 1

Summary of Local Authorities' Revenue and Capital Income and Expenditure by category 1 2001-02

million

Gross Expenditure

Income

Net Expenditure

Total Gross Expenditure

13,911

Total Income

13,580

331

Revenue Expenditure

12,982

Revenue Income

13,324

-342

Employee Costs

4,666

Non-domestic rates 5

1,554

Operating expenses 2

6,336

Council Tax

1,363

Revenue contributions to capital

177

Government Grants

General fund contributions to housing and trading services 3

10

Revenue Support Grant (RSG) 6

3,935

Support service costs

434

Council Tax rebate grants 7

285

Other

660

Other grants and subsidies 8

2,061

Adjustment for inter account and inter authority transfers 4

-413

Sales, Fees and charges

1,796

Loan Charges

1,111

Other income

2,176

Contributions from General Fund

149

Increase on revenue balances

4

Capital Expenditure 9

929

Capital Income

255

674

Acquisition of land leases, existing buildings or works

12

Sale of fixed assets 10

165

New construction and the purchase and sale of vehicles, plant machinery and equipment

850

Repayment of loans by private sector

17

Capital grants to private sector

62

Private sector contributions

32

Gross lending to private sector

6

Capital grants to public corporations

-

Public sector contributions

41

1 Excludes water and sewerage. Revenue figures are on an accruals basis; capital on a cash basis.
2 Including transfer payments.
3 Excluding contributions to transport undertakings. Including reserve fund contributions in respect of trading services.
4 All inter account and inter authority transfers are deducted from expenditure.
5 This is the Distributable Amount as per the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2001.
6 Re-determined as per Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2002.
7 Council tax rebate paid by DWP.
8 As defined in Appendix B of the Report to the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2001 and as returned by local authorities.
9 Excludes capital expenditure which is financed from revenue.
10 See footnote 3 of table 5B

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