Where our money comes from
Council Tax accounts for 19% of the funding we need to run our services each year. The rest of our money comes from other income, business rates and Scottish Government grants. This table gives a full breakdown of where our money comes from in 2019-20.
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Where our money comes from |
£million | % |
|---|---|---|
| Fees, charges and other income | 243.28 | 34 |
| General revenue grant | 53.55 | 8 |
| Non domestic rates | 258.56 | 36 |
| Council Tax | 132.36 | 19 |
| Ring fenced grants | 20.34 | 3 |
| Total income | 708.09 | 100 |
What we spend it on
This table shows a breakdown of the Council wide spend over the main service groups in 2019-20. It also shows the amount of Band D Council Tax spent on each of the main service groups. This allows for comparison with other Scottish Councils.
| What we spend it on | £million | Council Tax (£) |
|---|---|---|
| City Growth | 10.763 | 20.13 |
| Commissioning | 27.513 | 51.46 |
| Customer | 98.742 | 184.67 |
| Governance | 4.953 | 9.26 |
| Integration Joint Board | 136.116 | 254.57 |
| Operations | 286.897 | 536.58 |
| Resources | 129.473 | 242.15 |
| Strategic Place Planning | 10.342 | 19.34 |
| Council contingencies | 13.742 | 25.70 |
| Council expenses | 2.987 | 5.59 |
| Joint Valuation Board | 1.677 | 3.14 |
| Trading services surplus | (15.112) | (28.26) |
| Total | 708.093 | 1324.33 |
Council house rents
As set out in the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, spending on Council houses is met from Council house rents, government grants and any other income raised. Council Tax and business rate payers do not contribute towards the cost of Council houses. In 2019-20, rents were increased by 4.3%.