Publication: Local government budgets 2026/27

by Accounts Commission

Funding for councils is failing to keep pace with rising costs and demand despite a small real terms increase in funding.

The City of Edinburgh Council resubmitted data on their projected revenue budget gap for 2028/29. An updated version of the report was published on 16 June 2026.

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Accounts Commission member, Derek Yule, talks about the report

A transcript of this video is available to download with the other files on this page.