# The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2024 S.S.I. 2024/71 · made 29 February 2024 · revised to 6 March 2025 This Order–determines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2024-2025 (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 2023-2024 (article 4 and schedule 2), andmakes consequential revocations of article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023, which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2023-2024 (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-2024/pdf/ssi_20240071_en.pdf ## Introductory text Local Government Made 29th February 2024 Coming into force 1st March 2024 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 2024 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. ## 2 Revenue support grant for 2024-2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2024-2025 (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 2024-2025 is £3,068,000,000. (2) The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non-domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 is the amount set out in column 3 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority. ## 4 Revenue support grant for 2023-2024 – redetermination (1) The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 is the amount 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 2023 are revoked. ## Signature TOM ARTHUR Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 29th February 2024 ## Schedule 1 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2024-2025 Column 1 Local authority ... Column 3 Amount of non-domestic rate income £m Aberdeen City ... 208.768 Aberdeenshire ... 131.630 Angus ... 29.304 Argyll & Bute ... 41.334 Clackmannanshire ... 19.659 Dumfries & Galloway ... 63.708 Dundee City ... 73.695 East Ayrshire ... 33.530 East Dunbartonshire ... 25.901 East Lothian ... 59.925 East Renfrewshire ... 15.941 Edinburgh, City of ... 407.645 Eilean Siar ... 9.722 Falkirk ... 72.962 Fife ... 143.471 Glasgow City ... 386.817 Highland ... 160.345 Inverclyde ... 20.298 Midlothian ... 34.944 Moray ... 67.225 North Ayrshire ... 43.129 North Lanarkshire ... 120.743 Orkney Islands ... 12.176 Perth & Kinross ... 64.717 Renfrewshire ... 107.505 Scottish Borders ... 42.222 Shetland Islands ... 27.348 South Ayrshire ... 46.075 South Lanarkshire ... 366.059 Stirling ... 47.768 West Dunbartonshire ... 87.481 West Lothian ... 95.953 Scotland Total ... 3,068.000 ## Schedule 2 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2023-2024 Column 1 Local authority Column 2 Amount of revenue support grant £m Aberdeen City 165.776 Aberdeenshire 394.169 Angus 220.901 Argyll & Bute 187.193 Clackmannanshire 98.221 Dumfries & Galloway 287.684 Dundee City 279.360 East Ayrshire 252.184 East Dunbartonshire 210.201 East Lothian 159.356 East Renfrewshire 206.959 Edinburgh, City of 552.075 Eilean Siar 99.168 Falkirk 268.191 Fife 607.050 Glasgow City 1,135.462 Highland 388.842 Inverclyde 175.324 Midlothian 163.578 Moray 147.037 North Ayrshire 286.287 North Lanarkshire 619.609 Orkney Islands 65.147 Perth & Kinross 254.981 Renfrewshire 253.488 Scottish Borders 218.189 Shetland Islands 61.703 South Ayrshire 204.194 South Lanarkshire 349.979 Stirling 157.196 West Dunbartonshire 132.354 West Lothian 307.347 Scotland Total 8,909.205 ## 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 2024-2025 (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 2023-2024 (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 2023, which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2023-2024 (article 5). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/71 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2024 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.