Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics
Published by Scottish Government in 1995
Data Type:Administrative
This dataset contains a comprehensive review of local authority financial activity. It includes data on Local Authority income, revenue and capital expenditure, outstanding debt, local taxation and Local Authority pensions. Council Tax data is included.
Time
Data are provided on a financial year basis. The first dataset is given for 1995/6
Dataset Quality
As local government administrative data, these data offer complete coverage of the 32 local authorities in Scotland and are subject to quality assurance procedures
These are government administrative data.
Dataset Access and Use
Freely accessible data tables are provided via the Scottish government website for 1995/6 to 2013/14 (the most recent release)
Government attitudes to research use of their data appear favourable.
Resources
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| http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Local-Government-Finance/PubScottishLGFStats |