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The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019

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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.

Local Government

Made 2019

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

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 1992f1 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 schedulef2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

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.

f2

Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Revenue support grant for 2019-2020
  3. 3Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2019-2020
  4. 4Revenue support grant for 2018-2019
  5. 5Revocations
  6. Signature
  7. Schedule 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2019-2020
  8. Schedule 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2018-2019
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Revenue support grant for 2019-2020

(1)

The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2019-2020 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 2019-2020 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.

3Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2019-2020

(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 2019-2020 is £2,853,000,000.

(2)

The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2019-2020 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 2019-2020 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.

4Revenue support grant for 2018-2019

(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 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 2018-2019 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.

5Revocations

Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2018f1 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2018-2019) are revoked.

Signature

Name

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

Date

Schedule 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2019-2020

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Local AuthorityAmount of revenue support grantAmount of non‑domestic rate income
£m£m
Aberdeen City61.897258.560
Aberdeenshire283.270123.812
Angus171.11527.468
Argyll & Bute155.15935.634
Clackmannanshire74.72617.315
Dumfries & Galloway227.19651.150
Dundee City221.94264.307
East Ayrshire195.11227.360
East Dunbartonshire158.28222.669
East Lothian142.56525.550
East Renfrewshire159.19015.377
Edinburgh (City of)338.837365.250
Eilean Siar84.6268.482
Falkirk201.35469.739
Fife459.377165.717
Glasgow City846.295356.234
Highland292.031143.240
Inverclyde140.22519.834
Midlothian123.16431.615
Moray111.35143.563
North Ayrshire224.92841.124
North Lanarkshire488.752107.252
Orkney Islands57.70410.459
Perth & Kinross186.87256.590
Renfrewshire197.528104.417
Scottish Borders164.75536.624
Shetland Islands53.52625.925
South Ayrshire153.77542.462
South Lanarkshire203.729341.166
Stirling118.99244.042
West Dunbartonshire97.59684.736
West Lothian223.84985.327
Scotland Total6,619.7202,853.000

Schedule 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2018-2019

Column 1Column 2
Local AuthorityAmount of revenue support grant
£m
Aberdeen City94.028
Aberdeenshire299.374
Angus171.984
Argyll & Bute159.109
Clackmannanshire77.472
Dumfries & Galloway235.765
Dundee City234.782
East Ayrshire195.124
East Dunbartonshire161.480
East Lothian145.184
East Renfrewshire162.680
Edinburgh (City of)363.102
Eilean Siar86.515
Falkirk207.094
Fife467.622
Glasgow City869.967
Highland310.402
Inverclyde142.616
Midlothian126.301
Moray115.398
North Ayrshire227.824
North Lanarkshire496.237
Orkney Islands59.296
Perth & Kinross191.654
Renfrewshire183.015
Scottish Borders169.350
Shetland Islands56.663
South Ayrshire158.702
South Lanarkshire251.381
Stirling121.626
West Dunbartonshire104.549
West Lothian228.501
Scotland Total6,874.797

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 2019-2020 (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 2018-2019 (article 4 and schedule 2), and

(d)

makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2018 (article 5).