# The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020

S.S.I. 2020/102 · made 26 March 2020 · revised to 20 March 2021

This Order—determines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2020-2021 (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 2019-2020 (article 4 and schedule 2), andmakes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019 (article 5).

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## Introductory text

Local Government
Made 26th March 2020
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 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 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

## 2 Revenue support grant for 2020-2021

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## 3 Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2020-2021

(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 2020-2021 is £1,868,030,000.
(2) The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2020-2021 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 2020-2021 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 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 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 2019-2020 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 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2019-2020) are revoked.

## Signature

BEN MACPHERSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh

## Schedule 1 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2020-2021

Column 1
...
Column 3
Local Authority
...
Amount of non-domestic rate income
...
£m
Aberdeen City
. . .
164.415
Aberdeenshire
. . .
80.112
Angus
. . .
17.768
Argyll & Bute
. . .
23.284
Clackmannanshire
. . .
10.757
Dumfries & Galloway
. . .
35.659
Dundee City
. . .
32.888
East Ayrshire
. . .
17.651
East Dunbartonshire
. . .
15.238
East Lothian
. . .
18.274
East Renfrewshire
. . .
9.961
Edinburgh, City of
. . .
238.922
Eilean Siar
. . .
5.562
Falkirk
. . .
46.281
Fife
. . .
111.709
Glasgow City
. . .
238.445
Highland
. . .
92.297
Inverclyde
. . .
13.118
Midlothian
. . .
19.587
Moray
. . .
29.008
North Ayrshire
. . .
25.017
North Lanarkshire
. . .
71.360
Orkney Islands
. . .
7.019
Perth & Kinross
. . .
37.876
Renfrewshire
. . .
73.841
Scottish Borders
. . .
23.388
Shetland Islands
. . .
17.182
South Ayrshire
. . .
28.601
South Lanarkshire
. . .
226.179
Stirling
. . .
28.626
West Dunbartonshire
. . .
55.963
West Lothian
. . .
52.042
Scotland Total
. . .
1,868.030

## Schedule 2 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2019-2020

Column 1
Column 2
Local Authority
Amount of revenue support grant
£m
Aberdeen City
72.248
Aberdeenshire
298.681
Angus
178.011
Argyll & Bute
160.249
Clackmannanshire
78.101
Dumfries & Galloway
236.128
Dundee City
232.133
East Ayrshire
202.583
East Dunbartonshire
167.665
East Lothian
148.755
East Renfrewshire
168.983
Edinburgh, City of
360.861
Eilean Siar
86.611
Falkirk
212.188
Fife
482.655
Glasgow City
880.598
Highland
306.652
Inverclyde
144.989
Midlothian
129.016
Moray
116.504
North Ayrshire
233.288
North Lanarkshire
511.480
Orkney Islands
59.283
Perth & Kinross
194.981
Renfrewshire
208.016
Scottish Borders
171.298
Shetland Islands
55.476
South Ayrshire
160.702
South Lanarkshire
223.733
Stirling
125.230
West Dunbartonshire
103.824
West Lothian
236.124
Scotland Total
6,947.046

## 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 2020-2021 (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 2019-2020 (article 4 and schedule 2), and
(d)makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019 (article 5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/102 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2020
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