Publication: Local government in Scotland: Financial overview 2020/21

by Accounts Commission

Publication cover: Local government in Scotland: Financial overview 2020/21

Scotland’s councils have increased reserves over the last year but must address the impacts of an overall reduction in funding and ongoing challenges caused by Covid-19.

Main report
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Appendix supplement
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Exhibit 5 - Increases in councils’ usable reserves during 2020/21
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News release
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Animation transcript
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Video transcript
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Key facts from our report

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William Moyes talks about the report

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Exhibit 1: Sources of funding and income, 2019/20 and 2020/21
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2: Council Tax collection rates
Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3: Changes in Scottish Government revenue funding in 2020/21
Exhibit 3
Exhibit 4: A comparison of real-terms changes in revenue funding
Exhibit 4
Exhibit 5: Increases in councils' usable reserves during 2020/21
Exhibit 5
Exhibit 6: The relative size and nature of councils' usable reserves
Exhibit 6
Exhibit 7: Quarterly Local Authority Housing Completions
Exhibit 7
Exhibit 8: Capital expenditure analysed by source of finance 2016/17 to 2020/21
Exhibit 8
Exhibit 9: Investment returns based on average assets in Scottish Pension Funds 2020/21
Exhibit 9
Exhibit 10: Changes in Scottish Government initial revenue funding in 2021/22
Exhibit 10
Exhibit 11: Real terms capital funding between 2013/14 and 2021/22
Exhibit 11