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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Budgeted revenue expenditure by authority and service
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[Collapse]Total Wales3,670,3842,866,7721,022,142520,472311,777230,568195,04549,032355,9701,174,831198,559343,61310,939,166
Total Wales[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities3,670,3842,866,7721,022,142505,060311,777230,568195,04549,032335,5900180,167306,9269,673,464
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey83,39859,45629,01314,44510,0955,1373,2813,1736,42304,6522,083221,155
Gwynedd145,985117,54452,84524,55117,2878,20049,96198310,15207,19736,400471,105
Conwy127,893105,19436,81615,9608,43112,3842,9861,14716,943011,7899,032348,575
Denbighshire124,96587,37238,22714,9559,14710,7221,7821,20220,88408,3652,444320,066
Flintshire173,290121,41538,80528,14315,66710,4902,9341,31613,84309,9134,852420,668
Wrexham136,729130,07535,67132,05510,5309,5993,7475456,29203,1763,399371,817
Powys145,149136,75030,49320,71913,8605,2442,6014,20311,36505,66114,931390,976
Ceredigion82,27882,37615,38112,2528,5515,3924,1262,4198,76804,6189,674235,835
Pembrokeshire138,322122,04126,35418,90215,5666,3596,3814,31314,30608,4246,214367,182
Carmarthenshire211,804171,70249,32633,44319,69414,84024,9126,98024,354013,84924,925595,828
Swansea254,941213,445110,99728,63826,68018,4406,1313,22136,894024,49617,442741,325
Neath Port Talbot158,663128,30850,73524,08417,68312,18715,4106,66019,60309,7738,481451,587
Bridgend171,926119,14345,15717,45113,24210,50210,0071,0508,42107,45353,476457,828
Vale of Glamorgan172,303109,74239,18717,1909,1686,3352,627-55210,44105,87310,343382,657
Rhondda Cynon Taf312,508246,16157,91742,87522,28618,9617,4832,37221,417011,27058,692801,940
Merthyr Tydfil77,71056,59522,17010,7494,8074,74211,8545489,66704,690764204,297
Caerphilly235,168163,90858,49427,41920,29318,1354,3619199,16609,63715,565563,065
Blaenau Gwent74,54167,79527,91214,8967,0105,7333,1051,2997,051010,6471,086221,076
Torfaen118,26578,53631,51316,98111,8317,2766,6529729,55204,0183,100288,696
Monmouthshire87,56475,58329,93915,3028,8059,0153,54398513,4630-1,5013,224245,923
Newport198,736154,17550,36221,76913,90311,82713,3291,16218,68606,34413,208503,501
Cardiff438,246319,455144,82952,28227,23919,0497,8324,11537,90209,8237,5901,068,363
[Collapse]Total Police000000007,368975,28213,46635,7981,031,915
Total PoliceDyfed Powys Police000000001,155155,0791,5042,081159,819
Gwent Police000000001,190174,5906,5726,401188,752
North Wales Police000000001,789212,2902,6767,914224,668
South Wales Police000000003,234433,3242,71519,403458,675
[Collapse]Total Fire Authorities0000000013,011199,5491,611300214,472
Total Fire AuthoritiesMid and West Wales Fire Authority000000005,23663,2811,186069,703
North Wales Fire Authority000000002,76945,734425048,928
South Wales Fire Authority000000005,00590,535030095,840
[Collapse]Total National Park Authorities00015,4110000003,31559019,316
Total National Park AuthoritiesBannau Brycheiniog NPA0004,530000000488-2004,818
Pembrokeshire Coast NPA0003,6000000002,143-1155,628
Eryri NPA0007,2810000006849058,870

Metadata

Title

Revenue budgeted expenditure

Last update

June 2024 June 2024

Next update

June 2025

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

Keywords

Local Government Finance, budget revenue expenditure

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