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Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics 2003-04

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Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics 2003-04

Table 1

Summary of Local Authorities' Revenue and Capital Income and Expenditure by category 1 2003-04

million

Gross Expenditure

Income

Total Gross Expenditure

15,962

Total Income

15,792

Revenue Expenditure

14,929

Revenue Income

15,461

Employee Costs

5,571

Non-domestic rates 5

1,804

Operating expenses 2

7,579

Council Tax

1,532

Revenue contributions to capital

227

Government Grants

General fund contributions to housing and trading services 3

21

Revenue Support Grant (RSG) 6

5,037

Support service costs

502

Council Tax rebate grants 7

308

Other

447

Other grants and subsidies 8

2,479

Adjustment for inter account and inter authority transfers 4

-550

Sales, Fees and charges

1,792

Loan Charges

1,131

Other income

2,355

Contributions from General Fund

164

Increase on revenue balances

-11

Capital Expenditure 9

1,033

Capital Income

331

Acquisition of land leases, existing buildings or works

24

Sale of fixed assets 10

217

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

929

Repayment of loans by private sector

10

Capital grants to private sector

76

Private sector contributions

50

Gross lending to private sector

4

Capital grants to public corporations

1

Public sector contributions

53

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 2003.
6 Re-determined as per Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2004.
7 Council tax rebate paid by DWP.
8 As defined in Appendix B of the Report to the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2003 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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