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The report details the cost of running local authority services and their spending such as buying, constructing or improving physical assets for April 2023 to March 2024.

Main points

  • Total budgeted revenue expenditure as reported by local authorities for 2023-24 is £10.4 billion, an increase of 7.6% on the previous year.
  • County and county borough councils reported increases of 7.9% or £670 million in their budgeted revenue expenditure whilst police reported an increase of 4.6%. Fire authorities reported an increase of 11.9% and national park authorities reported an increase of 0.5%.
  • In 2023-24, total capital forecast expenditure by Welsh local authorities, including police, fire and national parks is £2,282 million.  This represents a year-on-year increase of £183 million or 8.7%.

Reports

Local authority revenue budget and capital forecast: April 2023 to March 2024 , file type: PDF, file size: 412 KB

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