Author: Shirley James

Local government in Scotland – Financial overview 2017/18
Key facts

6.9 - real terms reduction in Scottish Government revenue funding since 2013/14
£17.4 billion - Council income 2017/18
£12.2 billion - Council net spending on day-to-day services in 2017/18
£2.7 billion - Council capital spending in 2017/18
£1.9bn – Councils’ usable reserves (excluding Orkney and Shetland) at 31 March 2018
£15.1bn - Councils' net debt (excluding Orkney and Shetland) at 31 March 2018