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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 68
Local Government
The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023
Made
2nd March 2023
Coming into force
3rd March 2023
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 1992(1) 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 schedule(2), a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencementS
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 1 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1
Revenue support grant for 2023-2024S
F12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 2 revoked (1.3.2024) by The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/71), arts. 1, 5
Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2023-2024S
3.—(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 2023-2024 is £3,047,000,000.
(2) The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non-domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 is the amount set out in column 3 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.
Commencement Information
I2Art. 3 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1
Redetermination of revenue support grant for 2022-2023S
4.—(1) The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2022-2023 are specified in column 1 of schedule 2.
(2) The amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 2 in respect of the financial year 2022-2023 is the amount set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.
Commencement Information
I3Art. 4 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1
RevocationsS
5. Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2022(3) are revoked.
Commencement Information
I4Art. 5 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1
TOM ARTHUR
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd March 2023
Articles 2 and 3
SCHEDULE 1SREVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2023-2024
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 1 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1
Column 1 Local Authority | F2... | Column 3 Amount of non-domestic rate income £m |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | F2. . . | 257.797 |
| Aberdeenshire | F2. . . | 134.839 |
| Angus | F2. . . | 27.934 |
| Argyll & Bute | F2. . . | 37.645 |
| Clackmannanshire | F2. . . | 17.764 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | F2. . . | 60.313 |
| Dundee City | F2. . . | 73.704 |
| East Ayrshire | F2. . . | 30.467 |
| East Dunbartonshire | F2. . . | 24.099 |
| East Lothian | F2. . . | 58.108 |
| East Renfrewshire | F2. . . | 15.695 |
| Edinburgh, City of | F2. . . | 377.317 |
| Eilean Siar | F2. . . | 9.106 |
| Falkirk | F2. . . | 75.322 |
| Fife | F2. . . | 172.108 |
| Glasgow City | F2. . . | 358.472 |
| Highland | F2. . . | 156.979 |
| Inverclyde | F2. . . | 21.333 |
| Midlothian | F2. . . | 35.215 |
| Moray | F2. . . | 55.314 |
| North Ayrshire | F2. . . | 43.955 |
| North Lanarkshire | F2. . . | 121.640 |
| Orkney Islands | F2. . . | 11.473 |
| Perth & Kinross | F2. . . | 60.754 |
| Renfrewshire | F2. . . | 131.323 |
| Scottish Borders | F2. . . | 37.818 |
| Shetland Islands | F2. . . | 24.302 |
| South Ayrshire | F2. . . | 47.708 |
| South Lanarkshire | F2. . . | 341.536 |
| Stirling | F2. . . | 45.636 |
| West Dunbartonshire | F2. . . | 93.396 |
| West Lothian | F2. . . | 87.928 |
| Scotland Total | F2. . . | 3,047.000 |
Textual Amendments
F2Words in sch. 1 revoked (1.3.2024) by The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/71), arts. 1, 5
Article 4
SCHEDULE 2SREVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2022-2023
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 2 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1
| Column 1 Local Authority | Column 2 Amount of revenue support grant £m |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 135.772 |
| Aberdeenshire | 372.924 |
| Angus | 220.480 |
| Argyll & Bute | 191.979 |
| Clackmannanshire | 95.864 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 291.937 |
| Dundee City | 315.925 |
| East Ayrshire | 255.745 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 210.391 |
| East Lothian | 182.376 |
| East Renfrewshire | 205.587 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 654.430 |
| Eilean Siar | 97.813 |
| Falkirk | 260.070 |
| Fife | 609.335 |
| Glasgow City | 1,159.207 |
| Highland | 397.858 |
| Inverclyde | 179.255 |
| Midlothian | 169.732 |
| Moray | 142.533 |
| North Ayrshire | 289.389 |
| North Lanarkshire | 635.874 |
| Orkney Islands | 60.701 |
| Perth & Kinross | 259.507 |
| Renfrewshire | 271.055 |
| Scottish Borders | 216.297 |
| Shetland Islands | 48.429 |
| South Ayrshire | 216.211 |
| South Lanarkshire | 254.817 |
| Stirling | 165.248 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 114.402 |
| West Lothian | 306.229 |
| Scotland Total | 8,987.373 |
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 2023-2024 (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 2022-2023 (article 4 and schedule 2), and
(d)makes consequential revocations of article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2022, which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2022-2023 (article 5).
(1)
1992 c. 14. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.
(2)
Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).
(3)
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