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Data Provider: Welsh Government Budgeted revenue expenditure by service detail
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[Collapse]Revenue expenditure10,939,1663,49311,602,3293,667
Revenue expenditure[Collapse]Education3,670,3841,1723,957,2221,251
Education[Expand]Schools budget3,206,2481,0243,439,4651,087
[Expand]LEA Budget464,136148517,756164
[Collapse]Social Services2,866,7729153,139,258992
Social Services[Expand]Children's and families services995,1033181,088,430344
[Expand]Service strategy - adults social services5,96326,3152
[Expand]Older people (aged 65 and over) including older mentally ill944,6563021,021,812323
[Expand]Adults aged under 65 with a physical disability or sensory impairment143,34146172,04754
[Expand]Adults aged under 65 with learning disabilities581,082186617,220195
[Expand]Adults aged under 65 with mental health needs128,03241148,87247
[Expand]Other adult social services68,5972284,56227
[Collapse]Council fund housing1,022,1423261,039,621329
Council fund housing[Expand]Housing strategy10,242313,2954
[Expand]Licensing of private sector landlords1,02001,1650
[Expand]Contributions to the HRA70104600
[Expand]HRA related pension costs0000
[Expand]Enabling2,01811,3200
[Expand]Housing advice6,16426,7482
[Expand]Housing advances360410
[Expand]Private sector housing renewal3,64215,4902
[Expand]Homelessness86,80128100,84732
[Expand]Housing benefits payments763,352244747,325236
[Expand]Housing benefit administration24,479823,9328
[Expand]Welfare services62003210
[Expand]Supporting people122,06539137,38543
[Expand]Other council fund housing1,00101,2910
[Collapse]Local environmental services520,472166537,420170
Local environmental services[Expand]Cemetery, cremation and mortuary services-4590-8260
[Expand]Regulatory services - Environmental Health (including food safety and housing standards)55,1791855,66518
[Expand]Street cleansing63,4802066,27821
[Expand]Community safety (safety services)1,01609410
[Expand]Community safety (CCTV)4,53814,5081
[Expand]Community safety (crime reduction excluding CCTV)4,51714,9372
[Expand]Waste collection76,9822575,02824
[Expand]Waste disposal118,23738118,66537
[Expand]Trade waste6520-4750
[Expand]Recycling141,61445156,17849
[Expand]Waste minimisation4,37114,6891
[Expand]Climate change costs2,70912,8601
[Expand]Trading Standards16,098516,8495
[Expand]Other central services to the public16,126516,4525
[Expand]Conservation of the Natural Environment3,08012,6321
[Expand]Conservation of Cultural Heritage1,25401,2250
[Expand]Recreation Management and Transport10702980
[Expand]Promoting understanding3,17813,3621
[Expand]Rangers, Estates and Volunteers3,36513,2941
[Expand]Development control2,14312,2971
[Expand]Forward planning and communities2,28412,5631
[Expand]Specialist Ring-fenced Accounts0000
[Collapse]Roads and transport311,777100319,571101
Roads and transport[Expand]Transport planning, policy and strategy19,900620,5186
[Expand]Structural maintenance64,2782161,70319
[Expand]Capital charges relating to construction projects4230460
[Expand]Environment, safety and routine maintenance59,7691966,80121
[Expand]Winter service16,710516,9735
[Expand]Street lighting (including energy costs)40,7401340,25413
[Expand]Traffic management and road safety15,282514,4215
[Expand]Parking services-18,645-6-19,928-6
[Expand]Public transport105,47234110,53035
[Expand]Airports, Harbours and toll facilities7,84738,2533
[Collapse]Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation230,56874235,56574
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation[Expand]Library service45,1111445,53114
[Expand]Culture and heritage34,2441133,60811
[Expand]Recreation and sport82,6312681,45926
[Expand]Open spaces61,3272066,56921
[Expand]Tourism7,25528,3973
[Collapse]Planning, economic and community development195,04562159,76850
Planning, economic and community development[Expand]Planning - building control4,33914,7562
[Expand]Planning - development control11,745413,1924
[Expand]Planning policy15,107514,1804
[Expand]Environmental initiatives11,965411,4324
[Expand]Economic development117,4533885,73227
[Expand]Economic research1,23801,2860
[Expand]Business support4,96223,9421
[Expand]Community development28,237925,2488
[Expand]Local tax collection49,0321657,26118
[Collapse]Debt financing costs355,970114386,970122
Debt financing costs[Expand]Provision for repayment of principal167,30953205,14365
[Expand]Commutation adjustment0000
[Expand]External interest payments247,50479249,41779
[Expand]Premia and discounts on debt rescheduling67104490
[Expand]HRA 'item 8' interest payments/receipts-59,514-19-68,039-22
[Collapse]Law, order and protective services1,174,8313751,259,133398
Law, order and protective services[Expand]Total police973,8813111,046,460331
[Expand]Levies to national police services1,40101,5750
[Expand]Total Fire service199,54964211,09867
[Collapse]Central administration198,55963205,38265
Central administration[Expand]Corporate management70,2082264,77820
[Expand]Democratic representation and management80,1932683,72526
[Expand]Non distributable costs - Retirement benefits21,940721,8977
[Expand]Non distributable costs - Costs of unused shares of IT facilities and other assets1,68812,5101
[Expand]Other services including adjustment to capital charges in respect of recharged administration and support24,530832,47210
[Expand]Non Distributable Costs - Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) transactions.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Collapse]Other revenue expenditure343,613110305,15896
Other revenue expenditure[Expand]Coast protection2,51212,5521
[Expand]Flood defence: own expenditure12,994414,5695
[Expand]Agriculture and fisheries services-2,087-1-2,188-1
[Expand]Coroners' court services9,21339,4643
[Expand]Other court services1004670
[Expand]Unallocated contingencies57,7711832,71810
[Expand]Community council precepts58,8511964,11520
[Expand]Levies to the Environment Agency in respect of Local Flood Defence Committees0000
[Expand]Levies to the Internal Drainage Boards31903590
[Expand]Levies to the Environment Agency acting as an Internal Drainage Board1,08501,1230
[Expand]Other levies1,35201,5350
[Expand](Non-significant) surpluses/deficits on internal trading accounts not disaggregated to services6,39625,7832
[Expand]Other adjustments including administrative cost of late rating adjustments etc.0000
[Expand]Bad debt 'provision'13001300
[Expand]Capital financing element within Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes22,596728,4879
[Expand]Leasing payments (excluding any capital financing element within PFI schemes)1,23001,3300
[Expand]Capital expenditure charged to revenue account195,23762163,68552
[Expand]External interest receipts on non-HRA balances-23,402-7-18,551-6
[Expand]External interest receipts on HRA balances-6880-5190
[Expand]Appropriations to/from financial instruments adjustment account9701000
[Expand]Appropriations to/from unequal pay back pay account0000

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

Keywords

Local Government Finance, budget revenue expenditure

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

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