Scottish Government Estimated Budget Outturn 2012 - 13

9th June 2012

Provisional Outturn 2011-12 and Budget Estimates 2012-13.

Scotland's Chief Statistician today published Provisional Outturn 2011-12 and Budget Estimates 2012-13 Statistics. The publication provides Net Revenue Expenditure figures for all the main services carried out by Scotland's Local Authorities.

The key points are:

For 2011-12 Scotland's Local Authorities' Provisional Outturn total Net Revenue Expenditure was £12.775 billion. Of this figure, £4.616 billion (36.1%) was on Education, and £2.869 billion (22.5%) was on Social Work services. These two services account for over half of the overall expenditure.
2011-12 Provisional Outturn for other main services are: Police £0.950 billion (7.4%), Environmental Services £0.675 billion (5.3%), Culture and Related Services £0.620 billion (4.9%), Roads & Transport £0.479 billion (3.7%), Planning & Development £0.289 billion (2.3%), Fire £0.261 billion (2.0%). All other expenditure, including non-HRA housing and Central Services totals £2.016 billion, 15.8% of the total budgeted net revenue expenditure.
For 2012-13 Scotland's Local Authorities have set a Net Revenue Expenditure Budget Estimate of £12.840 billion for spending on all services. Of this total, £4.613 billion (35.9%) is for Education, and £2.896 billion (22.6%) is for Social Work services.
2012-13 Budget Estimates for other main services are: Police £0.951 billion (7.4%), Environmental Services £0.680 billion (5.3%), Culture and Related Services £0.600 billion (4.7%), Roads & Transport £0.475 billion (3.7%), Planning & Development £0.289 billion (2.2%), Fire £0.263 billion (2.1%). All other expenditure, including non-HRA housing and Central Services totals £2.072 billion, 16.1% of the total budgeted net revenue expenditure.

Full details can be found at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/06/5737