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Data Provider: Welsh Government Budgeted revenue expenditure by authority and service
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[Collapse]Total Wales3,957,2223,139,2581,039,621537,420319,571235,565159,76857,261386,9701,259,133205,382305,15811,602,329
Total Wales[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities3,957,2223,139,2581,039,621521,748319,571235,565159,76857,261361,7900184,580274,84110,251,225
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey87,25367,70330,67214,82410,1685,3803,1133,6815,08704,8852,566235,333
Gwynedd152,454127,42355,60024,44416,1838,50135,8601,10710,15207,54429,090468,358
Conwy134,735123,98336,88017,5218,87112,9653,4401,35119,19609,63910,366378,946
Denbighshire123,67787,33635,27113,8248,48610,1261,8081,69340,14208,2572,577333,197
Flintshire179,458138,41344,76924,97015,71810,6592,8261,21915,303011,0405,128449,504
Wrexham148,447141,10937,62330,70611,6988,4692,8445106,41504,6509,604402,076
Powys159,333150,97333,07522,91214,4884,6572,9424,96313,96705,74317,668430,722
Ceredigion85,67888,70112,04513,6978,9115,5855,1203,0378,50504,74810,310246,337
Pembrokeshire146,003141,38621,52518,55614,0955,8362,6225,32013,81506,0262,599377,783
Carmarthenshire231,166183,21249,31134,49419,76415,09520,7038,33425,571019,41818,624625,694
Swansea287,017251,752117,36435,35726,15819,3398,9423,41333,894023,78014,216821,231
Neath Port Talbot186,292147,99554,14024,41819,16813,1424,9618,11319,98207,6517,695493,556
Bridgend187,742131,16546,61918,22916,52610,99011,7001,4417,32708,81745,507486,063
Vale of Glamorgan186,749125,58032,55115,7998,5726,0661,770-1538,43702,96711,250399,589
Rhondda Cynon Taf336,567264,19855,20944,70725,49319,0317,5552,03920,076013,77158,886847,533
Merthyr Tydfil83,55059,47722,13912,1905,2815,92310,37578310,04103,805778214,341
Caerphilly242,060167,92661,97027,54520,27616,9083,8528479,68609,6076,591567,267
Blaenau Gwent83,24070,59129,18114,5417,1316,2462,9151,3487,27009,9181,416233,797
Torfaen123,77986,24030,92717,52211,2027,1624,1451,4419,23103,7561,440296,845
Monmouthshire100,21483,04529,66217,7089,6578,9706,5781,20813,7820-2,0961,397270,127
Newport213,929158,29152,08923,77614,00411,5876,9691,28319,186011,12113,440525,674
Cardiff477,877342,758151,00254,00827,72022,9268,7294,28144,72609,5333,6921,147,252
[Collapse]Total Police0000000010,0721,048,03515,43228,9741,102,513
Total PoliceDyfed Powys Police000000001,750169,2701,6281,927174,574
Gwent Police000000001,225189,9287,6006,401205,153
North Wales Police000000001,061228,6343,2417,492240,428
South Wales Police000000006,036460,2032,96413,155482,358
[Collapse]Total Fire Authorities0000000015,108211,0981,643200228,049
Total Fire AuthoritiesMid and West Wales Fire Authority000000005,50367,6931,102074,298
North Wales Fire Authority000000003,93447,927541052,402
South Wales Fire Authority000000005,67195,4780200101,349
[Collapse]Total National Park Authorities00015,6720000003,7271,14320,542
Total National Park AuthoritiesBannau Brycheiniog NPA0004,803000000488-1505,141
Pembrokeshire Coast NPA0003,5880000002,430-2005,818
Eryri NPA0007,2810000008091,4939,583

Metadata

Title

Revenue budgeted expenditure

Last update

June 2025 June 2025

Next update

June 2026

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Revenue budget (RA) 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

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

Revenue expenditure is the cost of running local authority services such as staffing, heating, lighting and cleaning, together with expenditure on goods and services consumed within the 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 2016-17 onwards.

Statistical quality

See weblinks

Keywords

Local Government Finance, budget revenue expenditure