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The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023

S.S.I. 2023/68 · Made 2 March 2023 · Extends to Scotland

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Local Government

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 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  2. 2Revenue support grant for 2023-2024 Repealed
  3. 3Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2023-2024
  4. 4Redetermination of revenue support grant for 2022-2023
  5. 5Revocations
  6. Signature
  7. Schedule 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2023-2024
  8. Schedule 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2022-2023
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

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.

2Revenue support grant for 2023-2024F1

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3Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2023-2024I1

(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.

4Redetermination of revenue support grant for 2022-2023I1

(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.

5RevocationsI1

Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2022f1 are revoked.

Signature

TOM ARTHUR

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

2nd March 2023

Schedule 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2023-2024I1

Column 1

Local Authority

F1...

Column 3

Amount of non-domestic rate income

£m

Aberdeen City. . .257.797
Aberdeenshire. . .134.839
Angus. . .27.934
Argyll & Bute. . .37.645
Clackmannanshire. . .17.764
Dumfries & Galloway. . .60.313
Dundee City. . .73.704
East Ayrshire. . .30.467
East Dunbartonshire. . .24.099
East Lothian. . .58.108
East Renfrewshire. . .15.695
Edinburgh, City of. . .377.317
Eilean Siar. . .9.106
Falkirk. . .75.322
Fife. . .172.108
Glasgow City. . .358.472
Highland. . .156.979
Inverclyde. . .21.333
Midlothian. . .35.215
Moray. . .55.314
North Ayrshire. . .43.955
North Lanarkshire. . .121.640
Orkney Islands. . .11.473
Perth & Kinross. . .60.754
Renfrewshire. . .131.323
Scottish Borders. . .37.818
Shetland Islands. . .24.302
South Ayrshire. . .47.708
South Lanarkshire. . .341.536
Stirling. . .45.636
West Dunbartonshire. . .93.396
West Lothian. . .87.928
Scotland Total. . .3,047.000

Schedule 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2022-2023I1

Column 1

Local Authority

Column 2

Amount of revenue support grant

£m

Aberdeen City135.772
Aberdeenshire372.924
Angus220.480
Argyll & Bute191.979
Clackmannanshire95.864
Dumfries & Galloway291.937
Dundee City315.925
East Ayrshire255.745
East Dunbartonshire210.391
East Lothian182.376
East Renfrewshire205.587
Edinburgh, City of654.430
Eilean Siar97.813
Falkirk260.070
Fife609.335
Glasgow City1,159.207
Highland397.858
Inverclyde179.255
Midlothian169.732
Moray142.533
North Ayrshire289.389
North Lanarkshire635.874
Orkney Islands60.701
Perth & Kinross259.507
Renfrewshire271.055
Scottish Borders216.297
Shetland Islands48.429
South Ayrshire216.211
South Lanarkshire254.817
Stirling165.248
West Dunbartonshire114.402
West Lothian306.229
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).