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Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics 1998-1999

Table 1

Summary of Local Authorities' Revenue and Capital Income and Expenditure by category1 1998/99

£ million

Gross Expenditure

 

Income

 

Net Expenditure

Total Gross Expenditure

11,789

Total Income

12,515

-727

Revenue Expenditure

10,973

Revenue Income

12,111

-1,139

Employee Costs

4,037

Non-domestic rates5

1,395

 

Operating expenses2

5,079

Council Tax

1,146

 

Revenue contributions to capital

218

Government Grants

  

General fund contributions to housing and trading services3

40

Revenue Support Grant (RSG)6

3,484

 

Support service costs

378

Council Tax rebate grants7

275

 

Other

366

Other grants and subsidies8

1,639

 

Adjustment for inter account and inter authority transfers4

-297

Sales

39

 

Loan Charges

1,153

Fees and charges including rents

1,671

 
  

Other income

2,310

 
  

Contributions from General Fund

146

 
  

Increase on revenue balances

6

 
 

Capital Expenditure 9

816

Capital Income

404

412

Acquisition of land leases, existing buildings or works

10

Sale of fixed assets

335

 

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

757

Repayment of loans by private sector

16

 

Capital grants to private sector

43

Private sector contributions

29

 

Gross lending to private sector

5

Public sector contributions

24

 

Capital grants to public corporations

2

   

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 1998
6 Re-determined as per Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 1998.
7 Council tax rebate paid by DSS.
8 As defined in Appendix B of the Report to the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 1998 and as returned by local authorities.
9 Excludes capital expenditure which is financed from revenue.

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