Budget requirement by authority (£ thousands except where specified)

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Authority 1

Budget requirement $The amount calculated by the authority under section 32(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (\'the 1992 Act\'). All levies, special levies and precepts issued by local precepting authorities are included in the amount calculated under section 32(4).$

Discretionary non-domestic rate relief The cost to the authority of discretionary non-domestic rate relief anticipated to be granted (under sections 47 and 49 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, as amended). It is not part of the budget requirement and should be shown to the nearest pou

The cost to the authority of discretionary non-domestic rate relief anticipated to be granted (under sections 47 and 49 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, as amended). It is not part of the budget requirement and should be shown to the nearest pou

Re-distributed non-domestic rates

Revenue support grant Budget requirement and RSG figures for 2013-14 are not comparable with previous years because of the discontinuation of council tax benefit. Previously council tax benefit grants were provided by the Department of Work and Pensions but reforms mean that a

Budget requirement and RSG figures for 2013-14 are not comparable with previous years because of the discontinuation of council tax benefit. Previously council tax benefit grants were provided by the Department of Work and Pensions but reforms mean that a

Council tax reduction scheme grant

Amount to be collected from the council tax $The amount calculated by the authority under section 32(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (\'the 1992 Act\'). All levies, special levies and precepts issued by local precepting authorities are included in the amount calculated under section 32(4).$

Community council precepts The aggregate amount of any precepts issued by, or anticipated to be issued by, community councils to the county/county borough council which were taken into account in calculating its budget requirement.

The aggregate amount of any precepts issued by, or anticipated to be issued by, community councils to the county/county borough council which were taken into account in calculating its budget requirement.

Council tax base before collection rate adjustment (number of band D equivalents) $The ‘taxbase before collection rate adjustment\' is the total of the \'relevant amounts\', (as defined in regulations 3 and 4 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995 (SI 1995/2561: “the 1995 regulations”), as amend$

Assumed collection rate (percentage) The estimated collection rate (in accordance with regulation 3 of SI 1995/2561).

Class O exempt dwellings (number of band D equivalents) The figure is the amount (if any) calculated by the billing authority under regulation 3(4) of the 1995 regulations. It represents the amount which the authority has added to its taxbase for the year relating to sums which are likely to be paid to the au

The figure is the amount (if any) calculated by the billing authority under regulation 3(4) of the 1995 regulations. It represents the amount which the authority has added to its taxbase for the year relating to sums which are likely to be paid to the au

Council tax base for tax-setting purposes (number of band D equivalents) The amount calculated by the authority for item T in section 33(1) of the 1992 Act.

The amount calculated by the authority for item T in section 33(1) of the 1992 Act.

County council CT (inc. community councils) (£) The basic amount of council tax, calculated by the billing authority under section 33(1) of the 1992 Act, as modified by sub sections (3B) and (3C) of section 33 of the 1992 Act.

The basic amount of council tax, calculated by the billing authority under section 33(1) of the 1992 Act, as modified by sub sections (3B) and (3C) of section 33 of the 1992 Act.

CT Reduction scheme 2000-01 (£)

Police council tax within county area (£)

Total CT for billing authority area (average band D council tax) (£) This is the sum of the council tax figures. It represents the average headline (band D equivalent) council tax for the area.

This is the sum of the council tax figures. It represents the average headline (band D equivalent) council tax for the area.

Transitional grant for reducing council tax 2000-03

Precept of police authority This is the precept of the police authority on the billing authority council tax, expressed as a band D equivalent figure. It should relate to the total police authority precept and the taxbase for the billing authority.

This is the precept of the police authority on the billing authority council tax, expressed as a band D equivalent figure. It should relate to the total police authority precept and the taxbase for the billing authority.

Total Unitary Authorities

7,863,783

4,588

1,137,861

4,582,663

2,147,846

58,850

1,308,044

97.87

729

1,280,944

1,676.77

347.55

2,024.31

445,186

Total Unitary Authorities

Isle of Anglesey

181,629

105

25,341

102,245

54,148

1,995

33,544

98.50

129

33,170

1,632.44

349.65

1,982.09

11,598

Gwynedd

334,435

496

43,364

189,952

101,614

3,116

56,675

99.00

56,109

1,811.00

349.65

2,160.65

19,619

Conwy

296,976

223

42,458

161,068

93,673

2,771

53,513

98.00

52,443

1,786.21

349.65

2,135.86

18,337

Denbighshire

273,605

34,994

165,800

72,870

2,584

42,377

98.80

41,868

1,740.46

349.65

2,090.11

14,639

Flintshire

371,671

56,364

202,163

113,184

3,606

66,884

98.80

66,081

1,712.81

349.65

2,062.46

23,105

Wrexham

323,009

160

48,680

184,185

90,305

3,597

55,311

98.10

54,260

1,664.30

349.65

2,013.95

18,972

Powys

346,850

134

49,981

185,885

111,119

5,358

65,329

98.50

187

64,536

1,721.80

332.03

2,053.83

21,428

Ceredigion

194,939

180

27,211

108,075

59,833

1,547

34,283

98.50

33,769

1,771.86

332.03

2,103.89

11,212

Pembrokeshire

318,394

300

45,672

173,198

99,824

2,743

65,436

98.00

135

64,262

1,553.40

332.03

1,885.43

21,337

Carmarthenshire

481,592

261

69,050

281,597

131,206

8,656

78,421

97.50

76,460

1,716.00

332.03

2,048.03

25,387

Swansea

590,829

418

88,244

346,777

156,226

2,206

97,711

96.00

93,803

1,665.47

352.67

2,018.14

33,082

Neath Port Talbot

379,377

389

51,637

233,957

94,172

2,779

49,824

98.00

48,827

1,928.68

352.67

2,281.35

17,220

Bridgend

363,655

204

52,972

205,953

104,934

3,187

56,888

97.50

55,466

1,891.88

352.67

2,244.55

19,561

Vale of Glamorgan

312,223

290

47,853

161,928

102,732

3,652

65,053

97.10

230

63,397

1,620.46

352.67

1,973.13

22,358

Rhondda Cynon Taf

622,970

425

85,978

399,589

137,828

2,770

81,951

97.25

79,697

1,729.41

352.67

2,082.08

28,107

Merthyr Tydfil

160,899

21,021

102,471

37,447

19,733

96.00

18,944

1,976.74

352.67

2,329.41

6,681

Caerphilly

438,404

161

63,369

285,495

89,701

1,049

62,864

97.50

61,293

1,463.48

349.52

1,813.00

21,423

Blaenau Gwent

184,734

208

24,381

119,663

40,899

702

21,923

95.50

20,936

1,953.47

349.52

2,302.99

7,318

Torfaen

233,856

33,297

145,436

55,212

1,784

35,160

98.00

34,457

1,602.35

349.52

1,951.87

12,044

Monmouthshire

211,368

34,871

91,149

85,355

3,608

48,955

99.00

48,466

1,761.15

349.52

2,110.67

16,940

Newport

396,413

56,602

247,443

92,368

532

62,581

98.00

61,329

1,506.11

349.52

1,855.63

21,436

Cardiff

845,953

400

134,524

488,634

223,195

569

153,629

98.50

151,372

1,474.48

352.67

1,827.15

53,384

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Title

Budget requirement for local authorities

Last update

March 2024

Next update

March 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Budget Requirement (BR1) 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 and Welsh

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

General description

The Welsh Assembly Government conducts the budget requirement survey. Data are available on revenue expenditure, net of specific grants and any transfer to/from reserves, budgeted by each county council and police authority for the next financial year. The data also includes a broad analysis of the funding of that expenditure, including the levels of council tax set by each authority.

Data cover Wales for all years since 1996-97. Data for earlier years is available for the former districts and counties of Wales, which were re-organised on 1 April 1996. Data for individual police authorities are available for all years since 1995-96, when these bodies became free-standing, with the power to set their own council tax.

The survey has been conducted every February since 1993-94. Results are available in late March, approximately one week before the beginning of the reference financial year.

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 each financial year from 1996-97 onwards.

Keywords

Local Government Finance, budget requirement

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

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Name

LGFS0004

Dataset

https://statswales.gov.wales/Download/File?fileName=LGFS0004.zip

Metadata

https://statswales.gov.wales/Download/File?fileName=LGFS0004.xml

Dimensions

https://statswales.gov.wales/Download/File?fileName=LGFS0004_dimensions.csv

Items

https://statswales.gov.wales/Download/File?fileName=LGFS0004_dimensionitems.csv