Publication: Local government in Scotland: Financial overview 2016/17

by Accounts Commission

Councils are showing increasing signs of financial stress and face even tougher challenges ahead, says the Accounts Commission.

We have identified an error in the Local Government Financial Overview 2016/17. This relates to how the additional income collected through this year’s council tax reforms flows through to councils. The report has been updated to reflect this and an explanatory letter has been published here.

Main report
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- pdf
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1.25 MB

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Main report (text only)
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- rtf
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72.96 KB
Supplement 1 - Scrutiny tool for councillors
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- pdf
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160.11 KB
Supplement 1 - Scrutiny tool for councillors (text only)
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- rtf
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103.42 KB
Supplement 2 - Local Government Pension Scheme 2016/17
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- pdf
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555.79 KB
Supplement 3 - Housing Revenue Account 2016/17
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- pdf
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402.73 KB
News release
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- pdf
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36.63 KB
Podcast
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- mp3
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4.2 MB
Podcast transcript
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- rtf
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48.09 KB

 

local government in Scotland

Data about councils' finances

Our interactive Tableau visualisation illustrates councils' income, reserves and revenue costs of general fund borrowing.

 

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Key facts
Key facts
Sources of council revenue income
Sources of council revenue income
Trend in council expenditure on main services
Trend in council expenditure on main services
Measures taken by councils to close their funding gaps
Measures taken by councils to close their funding gaps