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Table 6.2: Summary of Local Authorities' Revenue and Capital Income and Expenditure by category 1, 2005/06

£ million

Gross Expenditure

Income

Net Expenditure

Total Gross Expenditure

18,404

Total Income

18,903

-499

Revenue Expenditure

16,832

Revenue Income

18,274

-1,443

Employee Costs

6,624

Non-domestic rates 5

1,897

Operating expenses 2

8,772

Council Tax

1,720

Revenue contributions to capital

250

Government Grants

General fund contributions to housing and trading services 3

22

Revenue Support Grant ( RSG) 6

5,568

Support service costs

603

Council Tax rebate grants 7

354

Other

175

Other grants and subsidies 8

2,940

Adjustment for inter account and inter authority transfers 4

-657

Sales, Fees and charges

1,959

Loan Charges

1,012

Other income

3,691

Contributions from General Fund

148

Increase on revenue balances

-3

Capital Expenditure 9

1,572

Capital Income

628

944

Acquisition of land leases, existing buildings or works

35

Proceeds of asset sales

366

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

1,468

Repayment of loans by private sector

3

Capital grants to private sector

63

Private sector contributions

49

Gross lending to private sector

6

Capital grants to public corporations

-

Public sector contributions

210

Source: Scottish Executive - Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics 2005/06
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 2005.
6 Re-determined as per Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2006.
7 Council tax rebate paid by DWP.
8 As defined in Appendix B of the Report to the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2005 and as returned by local authorities.
9 Excludes capital expenditure which is financed from revenue.

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