2015 No. 56
The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015
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 to 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 2015 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Revenue support grant for 2015-20162
1
The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 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 2015-20163
1
The distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income arrived at under paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in respect of the financial year 2015-2016 is £2,799,500,000.
2
The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 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 2014-20154
1
The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2014-2015 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 2014-2015 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 of, and column 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 20143 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2014-2015) are revoked.
SCHEDULE 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2015-2016
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
---|---|---|
Local Authority | Amount of revenue support grant | Amount of non‑domestic rate income |
£m | £m | |
Aberdeen City | 123.653 | 210.945 |
Aberdeenshire | 314.638 | 92.459 |
Angus | 172.874 | 30.914 |
Argyll & Bute | 174.207 | 27.949 |
Clackmannanshire | 79.993 | 15.915 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 240.248 | 51.027 |
Dundee City | 231.036 | 60.670 |
East Ayrshire | 195.592 | 32.979 |
East Dunbartonshire | 159.115 | 25.288 |
East Lothian | 144.213 | 26.182 |
East Renfrewshire | 161.731 | 16.618 |
Edinburgh (City of) | 339.555 | 392.404 |
Eilean Siar | 92.669 | 7.951 |
Falkirk | 217.904 | 62.582 |
Fife | 466.171 | 167.299 |
Glasgow City | 867.386 | 383.943 |
Highland | 323.980 | 127.906 |
Inverclyde | 144.515 | 23.735 |
Midlothian | 121.515 | 31.947 |
Moray | 122.282 | 36.934 |
North Ayrshire | 230.187 | 43.101 |
North Lanarkshire | 498.771 | 122.909 |
Orkney Islands | 60.701 | 9.528 |
Perth & Kinross | 188.328 | 59.571 |
Renfrewshire | 207.578 | 103.321 |
Scottish Borders | 173.319 | 33.840 |
Shetland Islands | 69.401 | 16.949 |
South Ayrshire | 159.783 | 42.851 |
South Lanarkshire | 248.813 | 317.230 |
Stirling | 120.692 | 45.580 |
West Dunbartonshire | 104.133 | 84.385 |
West Lothian | 212.044 | 94.588 |
Scotland Total | 6,967.027 | 2,799.500 |
SCHEDULE 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2014-2015
Column 1 | Column 2 |
---|---|
Local Authority | Amount of revenue support grant |
£m | |
Aberdeen City | 136.799 |
Aberdeenshire | 309.990 |
Angus | 173.863 |
Argyll & Bute | 174.740 |
Clackmannanshire | 83.260 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 245.153 |
Dundee City | 235.007 |
East Ayrshire | 196.615 |
East Dunbartonshire | 157.287 |
East Lothian | 145.519 |
East Renfrewshire | 160.697 |
Edinburgh (City of) | 385.758 |
Eilean Siar | 95.868 |
Falkirk | 205.018 |
Fife | 479.958 |
Glasgow City | 908.557 |
Highland | 331.568 |
Inverclyde | 145.360 |
Midlothian | 123.255 |
Moray | 121.959 |
North Ayrshire | 229.237 |
North Lanarkshire | 508.047 |
Orkney Islands | 59.357 |
Perth & Kinross | 193.594 |
Renfrewshire | 207.828 |
Scottish Borders | 175.725 |
Shetland Islands | 69.020 |
South Ayrshire | 159.635 |
South Lanarkshire | 275.118 |
Stirling | 133.693 |
West Dunbartonshire | 111.761 |
West Lothian | 219.341 |
Scotland Total | 7,158.587 |
(This note is not part of the Order)