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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Capital Forecast, by authority and service (£ thousand)
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[Collapse]Total capital expenditureThe total of expenditure on fixed assets, grants and advances and credit arrangements.
[Collapse]Total expenditure / receiptsClick here to sortTotal expenditure / receipts
[Collapse]Total all servicesClick here to sortTotal all services[Expand]Click here to sortAcquisition / disposal of share and loan capitalLoan and share capital which meets the definition in regulation 11 of the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 should be included as capital expenditure[Expand]Click here to sortExpenditure by virtue of a directionTotal expenditure treated as capital expenditure by virtue of a direction issued under s16 (2)(b) of the Local Government Act 2003
[Expand]Click here to sortEducation[Expand]Click here to sortSocial servicesIncludes sheltered employment and workshops[Expand]Click here to sortRoads and transport[Expand]Click here to sortTotal other services[Expand]Click here to sortTotal housing[Expand]Click here to sortLaw, order and protective servicesIncludes police, courts and fire
[Collapse]Total Wales449,06239,747174,072514,151511,280107,6631,795,9756,6003,6001,806,175
Total Wales[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities449,06239,747174,072509,990511,28001,684,1516,6003,6001,694,351
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey8,50501,4455,39220,813036,1550036,155
Gwynedd16,1414,1446,23016,6356,075049,2250049,225
Conwy8,9537,32411,65121,8231,340051,0910051,091
Denbighshire10,4224,4894,34935,47121,963076,6940076,694
Flintshire5,6321,0206003,75436,535047,5410047,541
Wrexham9,1442501,44511,30061,015083,1540083,154
Powys34,9493,19211,15011,85336,785097,92903,600101,529
Ceredigion11,8315051,99711,8111,600027,7440027,744
Pembrokeshire42,5741,5015,94324,97623,256098,2500098,250
Carmarthenshire30,559021,59477,63441,1930170,98000170,980
Swansea21,1711,45916,55156,66467,7510163,59600163,596
Neath Port Talbot28,1042,3683,12541,7904,784080,1700080,170
Bridgend12,2492,2243,02442,5562,310062,3630062,363
Vale of Glamorgan51,6771003,90413,85938,0040107,54400107,544
Rhondda Cynon Taf24,7354,70325,63512,71813,522081,3130081,313
Merthyr Tydfil16,69408,0917,7341,190033,7090033,709
Caerphilly1,4223401,8805,55737,350046,5490046,549
Blaenau Gwent15,7405001,0004,000300021,5400021,540
Torfaen11,750069011,1371,550025,1270025,127
Monmouthshire14,4231,1503,0416,4000025,0140025,014
Newport27,9792,6813,79824,9521,300060,7100060,710
Cardiff44,4091,79636,92961,97592,6440237,7536,6000244,353
[Collapse]Total Police0000090,66090,6600090,660
Total PoliceDyfed Powys Police0000014,98514,9850014,985
Gwent Police0000020,35920,3590020,359
North Wales Police0000015,10215,1020015,102
South Wales Police0000040,21440,2140040,214
[Collapse]Total Fire Authorities0000017,00317,0030017,003
Total Fire AuthoritiesMid and West Wales Fire Authority000009,1719,171009,171
North Wales Fire Authority000003,0823,082003,082
South Wales Fire Authority000004,7504,750004,750
[Collapse]Total National Park Authorities0004,161004,161004,161
Total National Park AuthoritiesBrecon Beacons NPA0005830058300583
Pembrokeshire Coast NPA0001,433001,433001,433
Snowdonia NPA0002,145002,145002,145

Metadata

Title

Capital forecast

Last update

July 2021 July 2021

Next update

June 2022

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Capital forecast (CFR) data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.finance@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English only

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

See weblinks

General description

Capital spending by local authorities is mainly for buying, constructing or improving physical assets such as buildings (schools, houses, libraries and museums, police and fire stations, courts, etc.) land (for development, roads, playing fields) vehicles, plant and machinery including street lighting, road signs, etc.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for the latest financial years.

Keywords

Local Government Finance, capital forecast financing

Weblinks

The associated statistical releases can be found via the links at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research?lang=en
A statistical quality report relating to all Local Government Finance statistical releases can be found at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/local-government-finance-statistics-quality-report