Scottish Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 91

Local Government

The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2018

Made

8th March 2018

Coming into force

9th March 2018

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 M1 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 M2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Marginal Citations

M11992 c.14. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.

M2Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

Citation and commencementS

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2018 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Revenue support grant for 2018-2019S

F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2018-2019S

3.—(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 2018-2019 is £2,636,000,000.

(2) The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2018-2019 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 2018-2019 is that part of the distributable amount for that year determined in relation to that local authority set out in column 3 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Revenue support grant for 2017-2018S

4.—(1) The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2017-2018 are specified in column 1 of schedule 2.

(2) The amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 2 in respect of the financial year 2017-2018 is the amount redetermined in relation to that local authority set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

RevocationsS

5.  Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2017 M3 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2017-2018) are revoked.

Marginal Citations

DEREK MACKAY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

Articles 2 and 3

SCHEDULE 1SREVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2018-2019

Column 1F2...Column 3
Local AuthorityF2...Amount of non‑domestic rate income
F2...£m
Aberdeen CityF2. . .227.801
AberdeenshireF2. . .110.710
AngusF2. . .25.101
Argyll & ButeF2. . .33.035
ClackmannanshireF2. . .15.326
Dumfries & GallowayF2. . .44.229
Dundee CityF2. . .55.553
East AyrshireF2. . .26.073
East DunbartonshireF2. . .21.791
East LothianF2. . .23.744
East RenfrewshireF2. . .14.318
Edinburgh (City of)F2. . .340.474
Eilean SiarF2. . .7.702
FalkirkF2. . .65.958
FifeF2. . .154.138
Glasgow CityF2. . .340.778
HighlandF2. . .126.537
InverclydeF2. . .18.363
MidlothianF2. . .28.115
MorayF2. . .40.151
North AyrshireF2. . .39.471
North LanarkshireF2. . .104.339
Orkney IslandsF2. . .9.376
Perth & KinrossF2. . .51.953
RenfrewshireF2. . .120.105
Scottish BordersF2. . .32.790
Shetland IslandsF2. . .23.852
South AyrshireF2. . .38.299
South LanarkshireF2. . .295.500
StirlingF2. . .42.273
West DunbartonshireF2. . .78.812
West LothianF2. . .79.333
Scotland TotalF2. . .2,636.000

Textual Amendments

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2SREVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2017-2018

Column 1Column 2
Local AuthorityAmount of revenue support grant
£m
Aberdeen City116.541
Aberdeenshire312.589
Angus168.576
Argyll & Bute162.798
Clackmannanshire77.529
Dumfries & Galloway233.367
Dundee City217.465
East Ayrshire190.949
East Dunbartonshire159.146
East Lothian143.430
East Renfrewshire161.493
Edinburgh (City of)345.757
Eilean Siar86.251
Falkirk205.396
Fife448.957
Glasgow City834.785
Highland314.143
Inverclyde138.971
Midlothian122.372
Moray121.061
North Ayrshire224.701
North Lanarkshire485.511
Orkney Islands57.643
Perth & Kinross190.637
Renfrewshire201.151
Scottish Borders167.744
Shetland Islands57.428
South Ayrshire156.390
South Lanarkshire256.865
Stirling120.712
West Dunbartonshire105.129
West Lothian213.469
Scotland Total6,798.956

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 2018-2019 (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 2017-2018 (article 4 and schedule 2); and

(d)

makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2017 (article 5).