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The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019

S.S.I. 2019/90 · Made 12 March 2019 · Extends to Scotland

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Local Government

Made 12th March 2019

Coming into force 13th March 2019

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 M1 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 M2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

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.

M2

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  2. 2Revenue support grant for 2019-2020 Repealed
  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 commencementI1

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 2019-2020F1

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3Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2019-2020I1

(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 2018-2019I1

(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.

5RevocationsI1

Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2018 M1 (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

KATE FORBES

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

Schedule 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2019-2020I1

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Local AuthorityF1...Amount of non‑domestic rate income
£m
Aberdeen City...258.560
Aberdeenshire...123.812
Angus...27.468
Argyll & Bute...35.634
Clackmannanshire...17.315
Dumfries & Galloway...51.150
Dundee City...64.307
East Ayrshire...27.360
East Dunbartonshire...22.669
East Lothian...25.550
East Renfrewshire...15.377
Edinburgh (City of)...365.250
Eilean Siar...8.482
Falkirk...69.739
Fife...165.717
Glasgow City...356.234
Highland...143.240
Inverclyde...19.834
Midlothian...31.615
Moray...43.563
North Ayrshire...41.124
North Lanarkshire...107.252
Orkney Islands...10.459
Perth & Kinross...56.590
Renfrewshire...104.417
Scottish Borders...36.624
Shetland Islands...25.925
South Ayrshire...42.462
South Lanarkshire...341.166
Stirling...44.042
West Dunbartonshire...84.736
West Lothian...85.327
Scotland Total...2,853.000

Schedule 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2018-2019I1

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—

  1. (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),

  2. (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),

  3. (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

  4. (d)

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