Table 6.5: Local Authority Current Expenditure by Service, General Fund 1, 2000/01 to 2005/06
(Net expenditure financed from grants, non-domestic rates, council tax and balances)
£ million |
| 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 |
|---|
Education | 2,788 | 3,001 | 3,343 | 3,659 | 3,917 | 4,112 |
|---|
Social work | 1,261 | 1,352 | 1,611 | 1,766 | 1,915 | 2,054 |
|---|
Police, fire and emergency planning | 950 | 1,008 | 1,035 | 1,133 | 1,175 | 1,296 |
|---|
Roads and transport 2 | 391 | 373 | 456 | 487 | 499 | 535 |
|---|
Environmental services | 329 | 369 | 397 | 425 | 450 | 476 |
|---|
Culture and related services | 446 | 457 | 488 | 529 | 554 | 575 |
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Planning and Economic Development | 115 | 126 | 137 | 148 | 146 | 159 |
|---|
Central services | 228 | 302 | 351 | 338 | 379 | 551 |
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Loan Charges | 709 | 739 | 739 | 773 | 773 | 792 |
|---|
Total | 7,217 | 7,726 | 8,557 | 9,259 | 9,808 | 10,551 |
|---|
Source: Scottish Executive - Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics 2005/06
1 Excluding general fund contributions to housing, trading services and interest on revenue balances.
2 Including general fund contributions to transport ( LA and non LA).