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Table 6.2: Summary of Local Authorities' Revenue and Capital Income and Expenditure by category 1, 2004/05
| £ million |
Gross Expenditure | | Income | | Net Expenditure |
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Total Gross Expenditure | 16,758 | Total Income | 17,141 | -383 |
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Revenue Expenditure | 15,494 | Revenue Income | 16,654 | -1,160 |
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Employee costs | 6,057 | Non-domestic rates 5 | 1,896 | |
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Operating expenses 2 | 8,047 | Council Tax | 1,615 | |
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Revenue contributions to capital | 253 | Government Grants |
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General fund contributions to housing and trading services 3 | 23 | Revenue Support Grant ( RSG) 6 | 5,266 | |
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Support service costs | 559 | Council Tax rebate grants 7 | 345 | |
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Other | 162 | Other grants and subsidies 8 | 2,824 | |
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Adjustment for inter account and inter authority transfers 4 | -605 | Sales, Fees and charges | 1,852 | |
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Loan charges | 998 | Other income | 2,677 | |
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| | Contributions from General Fund | 181 | |
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| | Increase on revenue balances | -2 | |
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Capital Expenditure 9 | 1,264 | Capital Income | 487 | 777 |
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Acquisition of land leases, existing buildings or works | 49 | Sale of fixed assets 10 | 355 | |
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New construction and the purchase and sale of vehicles, plant machinery and equipment | 1,082 | Repayment of loans by private sector | 4 | |
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Capital grants to private sector | 127 | Private sector contributions | 48 | |
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Gross lending to private sector | 3 | | | |
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Capital grants to public corporations | 3 | Public sector contributions | 81 | |
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Source: Scottish Executive - Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics 2004/05
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 The table shows only the proportion of asset sales available to finance new borrowing.
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