Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Amendment of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015

2.—(1) The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3(1) (distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2015-2016) for “£2,799,500,000” substitute “£2,788,500,000”.

(3) For Schedule 1 (revenue support grant and distribution of non-domestic rate income 2015-2016), substitute the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

(4) For Schedule 2 (revenue support grant 2014-2015), substitute the Schedule 2 set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

17th March 2015