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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Revenue outturn expenditure, by authority and service
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[Collapse]Revenue expenditureRevenue expenditure is total local authority expenditure on all services, plus debt financing, but net of any income from sales, fees, and charges and other non-grant sources. Fire and National Park levies are excluded from Unitary Authority expenditureClick here to sortRevenue expenditureRevenue expenditure is total local authority expenditure on all services, plus debt financing, but net of any income from sales, fees, and charges and other non-grant sources. Fire and National Park levies are excluded from Unitary Authority expenditure
Click here to sortEducationExpenditure covers primary, secondary and special needs schools, including staff salaries, repairs and maintenance, school catering, and adult educationClick here to sortSocial servicesExpenditure covers children and families services including children\'s homes, fostering and adoptive services. Home care and nursing homes, care for the elderly, care for people with physical, mental or learning disabilities, asylum seekers, and substance misuseClick here to sortCouncil fund housing and housing benefitExpenditure covers registered social landlords, housing advice, advances and the homeless, housing benefit payments and administration.Click here to sortLocal environmental servicesExpenditure covers cemetery, cremation and mortuary services, environmental health, street cleansing, waste collection and disposal. Includes National Park expenditure.Click here to sortRoads and transportExpenditure covers construction and structural maintenance of public roads, footways, cycle paths and other public rights of way, street lighting, road safety and public transport.Click here to sortLibraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreationExpenditure covers museums, galleries and arts development, theatres and public entertainment, repairs to historic buildings, sports development and facilities including leisure centres and swimming pools, tourism and promotion of open spaces.Click here to sortPlanning and economic developmentExpenditure covers building and development control, community and economic development, planning policy and environmental issues.Click here to sortLaw and order and protective servicesExpenditure covers police and fire operational services.Click here to sortCouncil tax benefit and administrationExpenditure covers council tax benefit and council tax benefit administation (net of council tax benefit grant), and local tax collectionClick here to sortOther revenue expenditureExpenditure covers coast protection and flood defences, emergency planning, central administration and debt financing
[Collapse]Total Wales3,596,3142,847,244987,619530,540296,219258,773178,0251,074,52752,120829,57310,650,952
Total Wales[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities3,596,3142,847,244987,619514,665296,219258,773178,025052,120715,6369,446,613
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey80,27161,52123,21413,72811,1405,2154,85401,27314,723215,938
Gwynedd135,980116,92742,51525,32018,5488,88733,992094331,365414,478
Conwy122,596107,13840,35816,5068,96612,1981,62703,32932,880345,599
Denbighshire120,82983,51232,84916,1689,75510,4281,74301,27425,460302,018
Flintshire171,527128,62443,06227,57216,22910,9003,889082825,921428,553
Wrexham141,100130,40237,50627,0839,7248,2444,312049821,804380,674
Powys148,378137,03331,18019,97716,0025,6683,77903,45829,137394,612
Ceredigion83,27386,65816,87210,38611,8185,5935,41001,49711,188232,695
Pembrokeshire129,684123,19428,50518,69313,9877,7955,24402,78925,437355,328
Carmarthenshire210,791166,69047,58533,26715,04216,02817,20405,52254,954567,083
Swansea265,878208,76185,66629,88619,45119,99014,33402,02668,875714,867
Neath Port Talbot159,336138,26351,81024,17416,76213,9188,18704,93539,586456,972
Bridgend182,591139,73646,26017,23214,16112,2488,08501,52132,426454,259
Vale of Glamorgan170,795108,96837,20018,9418,8287,2805,006070921,409379,136
Rhondda Cynon Taf283,715234,42261,50648,03420,34124,02513,42102,19464,083751,741
Merthyr Tydfil75,02153,90622,53811,0274,4886,3296,75501,70415,801197,570
Caerphilly220,822153,58452,27229,23918,69821,0145,11901,49934,986537,234
Blaenau Gwent75,95174,13321,48014,6807,3527,04310,43901,47311,543224,094
Torfaen112,54371,46732,12216,5039,4859,8217,41101,05415,402275,809
Monmouthshire86,81175,22623,57316,5367,87811,0764,249089619,685245,930
Newport192,653140,05761,00419,23911,62412,4336,29301,19953,439497,939
Cardiff425,767307,021148,54160,47425,94022,6386,671011,49765,5321,074,081
[Collapse]Total Police.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable889,802.The data item is not applicable94,162983,964
Total PoliceDyfed Powys Police.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable110,715.The data item is not applicable37,837148,552
Gwent Police.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable170,262.The data item is not applicable9,916180,178
North Wales Police.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable203,516.The data item is not applicable6,207209,723
South Wales Police.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable405,310.The data item is not applicable40,202445,512
[Collapse]Total Fire Authorities.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable184,725.The data item is not applicable15,557200,282
Total Fire AuthoritiesMid and West Wales Fire Authority.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable58,180.The data item is not applicable6,87665,056
North Wales Fire Authority.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable41,221.The data item is not applicable3,26644,487
South Wales Fire Authority.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable85,324.The data item is not applicable5,41590,739
[Collapse]Total National Park Authorities.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15,875.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,21820,093
Total National Park AuthoritiesBannau Brycheiniog NPA.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,634.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9885,622
Pembrokeshire Coast NPA.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,815.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,6427,457
Eryri NPA.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,426.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5887,014

Metadata

Title

Revenue outturn expenditure

Last update

October 2024 October 2024

Next update

October 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Revenue outturn (RO) 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, revenue outturn 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

The Welsh Government conducts the revenue outturn survey. Data are available on net current expenditure for Wales by service category. The survey is conducted every summer with results available in October.

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 2001-02 onwards.

Statistical quality

See weblinks