Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 2(3) of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

2018 No. 

Local Government

The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2018

Made

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 9(4) of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 19921 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that schedule, they have consulted with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be appropriate.

In accordance with paragraph 2(3) of that schedule2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2018 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Revenue support grant for 2018-20192

1

The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 are specified in column 1 of schedule 1.

2

The amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 1 in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 is the amount determined in relation to that local authority set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2018-20193

1

The distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income arrived at under paragraph 9 of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 is £2,636,000,000.

2

The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 are specified in column 1 of schedule 1.

3

The amount of non‑domestic rate income distributed to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 1 in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 is that part of the distributable amount for that year determined in relation to that local authority set out in column 3 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Revenue support grant for 2017-20184

1

The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2017-2018 are specified in column 1 of schedule 2.

2

The amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 2 in respect of the financial year 2017-2018 is the amount redetermined in relation to that local authority set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Revocations5

Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 20173 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2017-2018) are revoked.

NameA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2018-2019

Articles 2 and 3

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Local Authority

Amount of revenue support grant

Amount of non‑domestic rate income

£m

£m

Aberdeen City

92.762

227.801

Aberdeenshire

297.395

110.710

Angus

171.099

25.101

Argyll & Bute

158.627

33.035

Clackmannanshire

76.850

15.326

Dumfries & Galloway

234.449

44.229

Dundee City

231.008

55.553

East Ayrshire

193.968

26.073

East Dunbartonshire

158.681

21.791

East Lothian

144.112

23.744

East Renfrewshire

160.458

14.318

Edinburgh (City of)

360.822

340.474

Eilean Siar

86.194

7.702

Falkirk

205.167

65.958

Fife

463.534

154.138

Glasgow City

864.827

340.778

Highland

308.220

126.537

Inverclyde

141.667

18.363

Midlothian

125.530

28.115

Moray

114.762

40.151

North Ayrshire

225.973

39.471

North Lanarkshire

491.636

104.339

Orkney Islands

59.056

9.376

Perth & Kinross

190.432

51.953

Renfrewshire

181.263

120.105

Scottish Borders

168.350

32.790

Shetland Islands

56.457

23.852

South Ayrshire

157.591

38.299

South Lanarkshire

248.728

295.500

Stirling

120.671

42.273

West Dunbartonshire

103.694

78.812

West Lothian

226.727

79.333

Scotland Total

6,820.710

2,636.000

SCHEDULE 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2017-2018

Article 4

Column 1

Column 2

Local Authority

Amount of revenue support grant

£m

Aberdeen City

116.541

Aberdeenshire

312.589

Angus

168.576

Argyll & Bute

162.798

Clackmannanshire

77.529

Dumfries & Galloway

233.367

Dundee City

217.465

East Ayrshire

190.949

East Dunbartonshire

159.146

East Lothian

143.430

East Renfrewshire

161.493

Edinburgh (City of)

345.757

Eilean Siar

86.251

Falkirk

205.396

Fife

448.957

Glasgow City

834.785

Highland

314.143

Inverclyde

138.971

Midlothian

122.372

Moray

121.061

North Ayrshire

224.701

North Lanarkshire

485.511

Orkney Islands

57.643

Perth & Kinross

190.637

Renfrewshire

201.151

Scottish Borders

167.744

Shetland Islands

57.428

South Ayrshire

156.390

South Lanarkshire

256.865

Stirling

120.712

West Dunbartonshire

105.129

West Lothian

213.469

Scotland Total

6,798.956

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order—

a

determines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 (article 2 and schedule 1);

b

determines the amount of non‑domestic rate income to be distributed to each local authority in respect of that year (article 3 and schedule 1);

c

redetermines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2017-2018 (article 4 and schedule 2); and

d

makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2017 (article 5).