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Local Government Finance Statistics England No.18


Cover, Content & Preface (Adobe Acrobat 1.1mb)

Trends in Local Government Finance (Adobe Acrobat 560kb)

Tables
Table K.4a Annual increases in average Band D council tax (MS Excel 20kb )

Underlying data for charts
Data for Chart K.1a Local government expenditure in Total Managed Expenditure, UK 2006-07 (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart K.1b Local authority gross income and expenditure 2006-07 (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart K.2a Expenditure on services 2006-07 (MS Excel 25kb )
Data for Chart K.2b Employee expenditure by service 2006-07 (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart K.2c Employee expenditure as a proportion of service expenditure for 2006-07 (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart K.2d Net current expenditure by service 2001-02 to 2007-08 (MS Excel 20kb )
Data for Chart K.2e Total capital expenditure by service 2001-02 to 2007-08 (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart K.3a Source of local authority income (at 2006-07 prices) (MS Excel 25kb )
Data for Chart K.4b Cumulative increase in council tax, retail prices and average earnings since 1993-94 (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart K.4c Council tax collection rates 1993-94 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 20kb )
Data for Chart K.5a Revenue and capital expenditure per head 2006-07 by region, percentage difference from England average (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart K.5b Net current expenditure on services per head 2006-07 (MS Excel 25kb )
Data for Chart K.5c Sources of revenue funding per head 2006-07 (MS Excel 25kb )
Data for Chart K.5d Council tax – percentage of dwellings in Bands A to H 2007-08 (MS Excel 15kb )

Chapter 1 - Local government (Adobe Acrobat 330kb)

Tables
Table 1.4a Size of local government at 1 April 2007 (MS Excel 25kb )
Table 1.6a Billing, major precepting and other authorities at 1 April 2007 (MS Excel 20kb )
Table 1.6b Summary of expenditure and income (excluding double counting of flows) 2004-05 to 2006-07 EXP(MS Excel 50kb )
Table 1.6b Summary of expenditure and income (excluding double counting of flows) 2004-05 to 2006-07 INC (MS Excel 50kb )

Underlying data for charts
Data for Chart 1.5a Local government expenditure in Total Managed Expenditure, UK 2006-07 (MS Excel 25kb )
Data for Chart 1.5b Council tax and national non-domestic rates in government receipts, UK 2006-07 (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart 1.5c Current budget, UK (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart 1.5d Net borrowing, UK (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart 1.5e Net debt as percentage of GDP, UK (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart 1.5f Local government expenditure as a percentage of domestic expenditure (MS Excel 15kb )

Chapter 2 - How is the money found?(Adobe Acrobat 830kb)

Tables
Table 2.1a Summary of local authority income 2001-02 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.2a Ratio of revenue expenditure and council tax by class (MS Excel 25kb )
Table 2.2b Council tax budgets and outturn (MS Excel 25kb )
Table 2.2c Number of dwellings on valuation list as at 17 September 2007 (by region) (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.2f Average council taxes and increase in Retail Prices Index 1993-94 to 2007-08 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.2g Average council taxes by region and class 2002-03 to 2007-08 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.2l Number of chargeable dwellings (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.2m Collection rates Council tax 1993-94 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.2n Outstanding arrears of community charge and council tax (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.3a Number of non-domestic hereditaments on local rating lists at 1 April 2007 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.3b Rateable values on local rating lists at 1 April 2007 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.3c Mandatory and discretionary rate reliefs (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.3d Non-domestic rate yields from 1999-00 to 2008-09 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.3e Contribution to national non-domestic rates pool by region 2007-08 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.3h Collection rates: non-domestic rates 1997-98 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.3j Non-domestic rate arrears 1998-99 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.3k Calculation of the Distributable Amount for 2008-09 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.4a Aggregate External Finance provided to local authorities 2001-02 to 2007-08 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.4b Grants towards revenue expenditure by region 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 2.5a Sales, fees and charges by service area 2001-02 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )

Underlying data for charts
Data for Chart 2.1b Local authority income by source 2006-07 (MS Excel 25kb )
Data for Chart 2.2e Distribution of dwellings by council tax band and region as at 17 September 2007 (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart 2.2j Distribution of authorities by area council tax, Band D, 2 adults, 2007-08 (MS Excel 15kb )
Data for Chart 2.2k Distribution of authorities by area council tax increase, Band D, 2 adults, 2007-08 (MS Excel 15kb )

Maps
Map 2.2h Band D area council tax 2007-08 (Adobe Acrobat 1.2mb )
Map 2.2i Average council tax per dwelling 2007-08 (Adobe Acrobat 1.3mb)
Map 2.3f Amount of collectable NNDR per head 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 1.3mb )
Map 2.3g Change in amount of collectable NNDR 2005-06 to 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 1.3mb)
Map 2.3i Change in NNDR collection rates 2005-06 to 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 1.3mb)

Chapter 3 - How is the money spent? - revenue accounts (Adobe Acrobat 880kb)

Tables
Table 3.2a Grants towards revenue expenditure by region 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 3.2c Current expenditure by service 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 3.2e Financing of revenue expenditure since 1993-94 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 3.5a Labour, goods and services 2003-04 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 3.6a Capital charges and gross total cost by service 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 3.7a Level of revenue reserves by class at 1 April 2006 (MS Excel 225kb )
Table 3.7c Level and use of revenue reserves 1 April 1997 - 1 April 2006 (MS Excel 20kb )
Table 3.9a Housing Revenue Account (HRA) by class of authority 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 3.9b Housing Revenue Account by region 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 3.9e Housing Revenue Account income and expenditure, 2001-02 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )

Underlying data for charts
Data for Chart 3.2b Trends in net current expenditure (at 2006-07 prices) (MS Excel 25kb )
Data for Chart 3.2d Net current expenditure by service 2006-07 (MS Excel 25kb )
Data for Chart 3.2f Funding of local authority income (at 2006-07 prices) (MS Excel 25kb )

Maps
Map 3.4a Total external financing per head 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 475kb)
Map 3.4b Aggregate external finance per head 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 476kb)
Map 3.4c Council tax as a proportion of total external financing 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 475kb)
Map 3.7e Non-schools reserves as a proportion of revenue expenditure by billing authority 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 475kb)
Map 3.7f Non-schools reserves as a proportion of revenue expenditure by upper tier authority 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 475kb)

Chapter 4 - How is the money spent? – capital spending and how it is financed (Adobe Acrobat 480kb)

Tables
Table 4.1a Capital expenditure by economic category (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.1c Capital expenditure by service (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.1e Capital expenditure by region : £ million (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.1f Capital expenditure by region : £ per head (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.1g Capital expenditure by class (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.1h Capital expenditure by service and economic category 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.1i Capital expenditure by service and region 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.1k Capital expenditure by service and class 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.2a Financing of capital expenditure (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.4a Capital receipts by economic category (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.4b Capital receipts by service (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.4c Capital receipts by service and economic category 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.4e Usable and reserved receipts 2001-02 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 4.5a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits, England (MS Excel 30kb )

Maps
Map 4.1j Capital expenditure per head 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 475kb)
Map 4.4d Capital receipts per head 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat 475kb)

Chapter 5 - Assets and liabilities (Adobe Acrobat 290kb)

Tables
Table 5.1a Value of fixed assets by class of authority: 31 March 2007 (MS Excel 25kb )
Table 5.1b Value of fixed assets by regions: 31 March 2007 (MS Excel 25kb )
Table 5.3a Local Government Net Cash Requirement (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 5.3b Local authority borrowing (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 5.3c Local authority investments (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 5.4a Prudential system, self-financed borrowing by class of authority (MS Excel 30kb )
Table 5.4c Prudential system information 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )

Maps
Map 5.1c Total Assets per head 2006-07 (Adobe Acrobat kb)

Chapter 6 - Local government pay and workforce (Adobe Acrobat 130kb)

Tables
Table 6.2a Employee expenditure as a proportion of total service expenditure for 2006-07 (MS Excel 20kb )
Table 6.2b Local government pay by pay negotiating group 2004-05 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 20kb )
Table 6.2d Annual percentage change in pay by negotiating group 2004-05 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 20kb )

Chapter 7 - Local authority pension funds (Adobe Acrobat 210kb)

Tables
Table 7.2a Local Government Pension Scheme expenditure 1997-98 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 20kb )
Table 7.2b Local Government Pension Scheme expenditure on benefits 1997-98 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 20kb )
Table 7.2d Local Government Pension Scheme income 1997-98 to 2006-07 (MS Excel 20kb )
Table 7.2g Number of Local Government Pension Scheme members and market (MS Excel 20kb )

Annex A - Local government geography and history (Adobe Acrobat 800kb)

Tables
Table A2a English local authority structure as at 1 April 2007 - Shire Districts (MS Excel 60kb )
Table A2b English local authority structure as at 1 April 2007 - Metropolitan Districts (MS Excel 20kb )
Table A2c English local authority structure as at 1 April 2007- Unitary Authorities (MS Excel 25kb )
Table A2d English local authority structure as at 1 April 2007 - Inner & Outer London Boroughs (MS Excel 20kb )
Table A2e English local authority structure as at 1 April 2007 - Parks (MS Excel 20kb )
Table A3a Parish precepts (MS Excel 15kb )
Table A3b Comparing parish and town councils and principal local authorities (MS Excel 15kb )

Annex B - Council Tax Exemptions (Adobe Acrobat 60kb)

Tables
Table B1 Number of dwellings exempt from council tax by class of exemption (MS Excel 25kb )
Table B2 Definitions of the council tax exemption classes (MS Excel 20kb )

Annex C - General Fund Revenue Accounts (Adobe Acrobat 190kb)

Tables
Table C1a Revenue Outturn Education services (RO1) 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table C1b Revenue Outturn Highways, Roads and Transport services (RO2) 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C1c Revenue Outturn Social Services (RO3) 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table C1d Revenue Outturn Housing services (RO4) 2006-07 (MS Excel 50kb )
Table C1e Revenue Outturn Cultural, Environmental and Planning services (RO5) 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C1f Revenue Outturn Protective, Central and Other services (RO6) 2006-07 (MS Excel 70kb )
Table C1g Trading Services Revenue Account (TSR) 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C1h Subjective Analysis (SAR) (grossed up all England) 2006-07 (MS Excel 50kb )
Table C2a Revenue Outturn Summary (RS) 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C2b Income from specific grants (RG) 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C2c Revenue Outturn Service Expenditure Summary (RSX) 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C2d Net Current Expenditure by Service on an FRS17 and Non-FRS17 basis 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table C3a Revenue net current expenditure by service and region 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C3b Revenue net current expenditure by service and region per head 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C3c Revenue net current expenditure by service and class of authority 2006-07 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C4a Revenue Account Budget Estimates (RA) 2007-08 (MS Excel 50kb )
Table C4b Income from Specific and Special Grants - Budgets (SG) 2007-08 (MS Excel 40kb )
Table C4c Budgeted Net Current Expenditure by Service on a FRS17 and Non-FRS17 Basis 2007-08 (MS Excel 30kb )

Annex D - Capital spending and financing (Adobe Acrobat 80kb)

Tables
Table D1a Capital outturn summary: all services (COR) 2006-07 PAYMENTS(MS Excel 30kb )
Table D1b Capital outturn summary: all services (COR) 2006-07 EXP(MS Excel 30kb )
Table D1c Table D1c: Capital outturn summary: all services (COR) 2006-07 RECEIPTS (MS Excel 30kb )
Table D1d Roads (including structural maintenance), street lighting & road safety: England 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )
Table D1e Social Services : England 2006-07 (MS Excel 30kb )

Annex E - Metadata (Adobe Acrobat 50kb)

Annex F - List of tables, charts and maps (Adobe Acrobat 50kb)

Annex G - Glossary of terms and acronyms (Adobe Acrobat 1mb)

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