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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official 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 Wales589,85132,168227,235842,007627,585116,7872,435,633002,435,633
Total Wales[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities589,85132,168227,235837,890627,58502,314,729002,314,729
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey3,87802,2067,00230,752043,8380043,838
Gwynedd16,2774,3484,98841,78817,953085,3540085,354
Conwy3,1183,03225,10920,869800052,9280052,928
Denbighshire15,1232,0466,23455,84622,5160101,76500101,765
Flintshire11,5834,8001,9805,42331,038054,8240054,824
Wrexham4,8325542,12537,19441,556086,2610086,261
Powys12,61224516,98433,34539,3140102,50000102,500
Ceredigion8,7801,1284,38041,4063,370059,0640059,064
Pembrokeshire23,96013617,32564,15245,6930151,26600151,266
Carmarthenshire29,493015,89739,25938,5040123,15300123,153
Swansea2,5101,56017,21767,39660,6400149,32300149,323
Neath Port Talbot6,7562255,08866,3963,436081,9010081,901
Bridgend59,2645952,21645,9812,4810110,53700110,537
Vale of Glamorgan49,7251,7314,76515,67040,4530112,34400112,344
Rhondda Cynon Taf38,7907,46429,30444,10311,5740131,23500131,235
Merthyr Tydfil51,65604,7195,8601,035063,2700063,270
Caerphilly48,9893404,36228,98488,3540171,02900171,029
Blaenau Gwent10,4002857,00010,4600028,1450028,145
Torfaen23,682042523,4871,100048,6940048,694
Monmouthshire19,9161,1886,2696,3680033,7420033,742
Newport27,1499083,71432,6471,436065,8540065,854
Cardiff121,3571,58344,928144,254145,5800457,70200457,702
[Collapse]Total Police0000094,07694,0760094,076
Total PoliceDyfed Powys Police0000021,32621,3260021,326
Gwent Police0000019,75119,7510019,751
North Wales Police0000018,11918,1190018,119
South Wales Police0000034,88034,8800034,880
[Collapse]Total Fire Authorities0000022,71122,7110022,711
Total Fire AuthoritiesMid and West Wales Fire Authority000008,3338,333008,333
North Wales Fire Authority000005,6765,676005,676
South Wales Fire Authority000008,7028,702008,702
[Collapse]Total National Park Authorities0004,117004,117004,117
Total National Park AuthoritiesBannau Brycheiniog NPA0001,768001,768001,768
Pembrokeshire Coast NPA0009730097300973
Eryri NPA0001,376001,376001,376

Metadata

Title

Capital forecast

Last update

June 2024 June 2024

Next update

June 2025

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

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


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.

Statistical quality

See weblinks

Keywords

Local Government Finance, capital forecast financing