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Data Provider: Welsh Government 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 Wales577,55245,360230,442828,455711,384137,9012,531,094002,531,094
Total Wales[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities577,55245,360230,442822,875711,38402,387,613002,387,613
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey2,0567772,08816,41626,308047,6450047,645
Gwynedd11,2614,2733,19439,0147,498065,2400065,240
Conwy7,4399386,82069,4383,619088,2540088,254
Denbighshire13,8551,1098,15145,52017,676086,3110086,311
Flintshire9,0521,0002,0005,24330,223047,5180047,518
Wrexham13,5202,7508,00018,33941,387083,9960083,996
Powys21,97925427,5535,69531,344086,8250086,825
Ceredigion3,3606065,58919,0342,443031,0320031,032
Pembrokeshire15,057021,09143,17962,9840142,31100142,311
Carmarthenshire21,8577,02718,94844,34144,6770136,85000136,850
Swansea7,64665511,91872,82461,6010154,64400154,644
Neath Port Talbot10,7848502,72050,3193,028067,7010067,701
Bridgend82,78101,99037,5622,5300124,86300124,863
Vale of Glamorgan39,9631,37310,72422,90931,7370106,70600106,706
Rhondda Cynon Taf51,12514,98227,40446,10326,4220166,03600166,036
Merthyr Tydfil56,75205,4975,2211,877069,3470069,347
Caerphilly40,1625,9241,88062,395120,4350230,79600230,796
Blaenau Gwent16,3001,0008,7948,5490034,6430034,643
Torfaen11,487097516,1590028,6210028,621
Monmouthshire13,2221,1905,9456,6070026,9640026,964
Newport18,7521971,85233,1331,300055,2340055,234
Cardiff109,14245547,308154,875194,2950506,07500506,075
[Collapse]Total Police00000109,300109,30000109,300
Total PoliceDyfed Powys Police0000024,17624,1760024,176
Gwent Police0000022,45822,4580022,458
North Wales Police0000015,75815,7580015,758
South Wales Police0000046,90846,9080046,908
[Collapse]Total Fire Authorities0000028,60128,6010028,601
Total Fire AuthoritiesMid and West Wales Fire Authority000007,3497,349007,349
North Wales Fire Authority000006,1036,103006,103
South Wales Fire Authority0000015,14915,1490015,149
[Collapse]Total National Park Authorities0005,580005,580005,580
Total National Park AuthoritiesBannau Brycheiniog NPA0002,459002,459002,459
Pembrokeshire Coast NPA0001,678001,678001,678
Eryri NPA0001,443001,443001,443

Metadata

Title

Capital forecast

Last update

June 2025 June 2025

Next update

June 2026

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

Keywords

Local Government Finance, capital forecast financing

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.

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


Statistical quality

See weblinks