# The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2016 S.S.I. 2016/135 · made 1 March 2016 · revised to 17 March 2017 This Order—determines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2016-2017 (article 2 and Schedule 1);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);redetermines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2015-2016 (article 4 and Schedule 2); andmakes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015 (article 5). Made under: Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Schedule 12 paragraph 1, Schedule 12 paragraph 9) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2016/pdf/ssi_20160135_en.pdf ## Introductory text Local Government Made 1st March 2016 Coming into force 2nd March 2016 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 1992 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, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament. ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2016 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. ## 2 Revenue support grant for 2016-2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2016-2017 (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 2016-2017 is £2,768,500,000. (2) The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2016-2017 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 2016-2017 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. ## 4 Revenue support grant for 2015-2016 (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 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 2015-2016 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. ## 5 Revocations Article 2 of, and column 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2015-2016) are revoked. ## Signature JOHN SWINNEY A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 1st March 2016 ## Schedule 1 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2016-2017 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Local Authority ... Amount of non‑domestic rate income ... £m Aberdeen City . . . 215.586 Aberdeenshire . . . 98.451 Angus . . . 29.410 Argyll & Bute . . . 30.446 Clackmannanshire . . . 16.269 Dumfries & Galloway . . . 47.992 Dundee City . . . 71.011 East Ayrshire . . . 30.239 East Dunbartonshire . . . 25.550 East Lothian . . . 24.370 East Renfrewshire . . . 15.623 Edinburgh (City of) . . . 374.650 Eilean Siar . . . 8.020 Falkirk . . . 68.028 Fife . . . 183.331 Glasgow City . . . 373.351 Highland . . . 127.682 Inverclyde . . . 23.331 Midlothian . . . 32.026 Moray . . . 35.582 North Ayrshire . . . 41.459 North Lanarkshire . . . 120.544 Orkney Islands . . . 9.869 Perth & Kinross . . . 57.555 Renfrewshire . . . 96.106 Scottish Borders . . . 33.594 Shetland Islands . . . 17.822 South Ayrshire . . . 40.755 South Lanarkshire . . . 303.113 Stirling . . . 46.216 West Dunbartonshire . . . 82.793 West Lothian . . . 87.726 Scotland Total . . . 2,768.500 ## Schedule 2 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2015-2016 Column 1 Column 2 Local Authority Amount of revenue support grant £m Aberdeen City 130.618 Aberdeenshire 324.275 Angus 176.708 Argyll & Bute 176.473 Clackmannanshire 81.766 Dumfries & Galloway 245.581 Dundee City 237.825 East Ayrshire 200.279 East Dunbartonshire 163.375 East Lothian 147.620 East Renfrewshire 165.425 Edinburgh (City of) 354.576 Eilean Siar 93.467 Falkirk 223.140 Fife 478.560 Glasgow City 887.888 Highland 331.287 Inverclyde 147.211 Midlothian 124.498 Moray 124.550 North Ayrshire 234.519 North Lanarkshire 508.249 Orkney Islands 61.439 Perth & Kinross 194.219 Renfrewshire 211.713 Scottish Borders 178.319 Shetland Islands 70.155 South Ayrshire 163.697 South Lanarkshire 259.966 Stirling 123.484 West Dunbartonshire 108.034 West Lothian 217.938 Scotland Total 7,146.854 ## 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 2016-2017 (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 2015-2016 (article 4 and Schedule 2); and (d) makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015 (article 5). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/135 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2016 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.