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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Budgeted revenue expenditure by authority and service
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[Collapse]Total Wales3,413,8992,652,8071,064,511503,602322,558235,394144,83544,435349,8721,076,905202,208364,02710,375,054
Total Wales[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities3,413,8992,652,8071,064,511488,720322,558235,394144,83544,435329,5570184,658324,9709,206,344
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey76,80553,28428,18614,1359,6484,8052,4482,5125,36405,7731,312204,272
Gwynedd127,503106,65549,15422,69116,1407,41528,63591010,14506,53952,053427,840
Conwy117,86895,78237,62816,6977,7229,9762,8541,13015,080019,0467,942331,725
Denbighshire115,09575,44336,82115,11010,08711,0091,7481,01215,51508,0032,782292,627
Flintshire165,839115,13338,10127,61619,79210,2352,4121,03812,81807,5455,006405,536
Wrexham135,565112,47935,70830,82611,2479,0404,6017688,29206555,966355,148
Powys132,770125,94937,37420,19014,2916,5002,1533,96513,22505,12618,725380,269
Ceredigion76,56875,73015,38511,72710,0815,8823,8101,8457,11204,23611,833224,210
Pembrokeshire125,822104,74826,02318,24715,8286,5403,7123,12814,336014,6064,067337,057
Carmarthenshire196,043154,19651,97529,52420,18114,8768,4025,56523,865017,29038,063559,981
Swansea239,914201,356107,90926,49522,75418,5712,8093,06738,934021,51726,680710,006
Neath Port Talbot149,267125,20852,32123,53617,24311,63722,9655,19019,60709,24012,667448,881
Bridgend160,012105,22853,53816,22112,96510,4524,4401,0438,14607,61048,834428,489
Vale of Glamorgan162,165102,07237,33017,2399,7646,8442,4501,29213,10205,39720,834378,489
Rhondda Cynon Taf293,779228,86760,38642,91024,07123,6738,6162,20322,524010,44034,888752,356
Merthyr Tydfil73,29653,84222,81111,3485,8475,2737,7276318,33102,539756192,401
Caerphilly212,769154,91859,39127,83020,94118,1674,62694310,30709,8216,065525,777
Blaenau Gwent70,45264,92027,72014,7517,0256,6793,5621,3327,54809,315935214,240
Torfaen109,92072,90230,79316,09511,7967,2453,9971,0699,86403,6943,344270,719
Monmouthshire80,73271,35129,09713,9208,6079,4862,68995313,7340-8614,920234,627
Newport182,899157,09446,42820,22113,88610,6636,8651,15116,89106,44712,418474,965
Cardiff408,816295,649180,43151,39132,63920,42513,3153,68834,818010,6794,8791,056,730
[Collapse]Total Police000000007,432892,58512,83037,134949,981
Total PoliceDyfed Powys Police000000001,286144,3941,3221,683148,685
Gwent Police000000001,321163,4576,5295,751177,057
North Wales Police000000001,591198,0672,4286,316208,402
South Wales Police000000003,234386,6672,55223,385415,838
[Collapse]Total Fire Authorities0000000012,883184,3211,498300199,002
Total Fire AuthoritiesMid and West Wales Fire Authority000000004,98558,4041,109064,497
North Wales Fire Authority000000003,12941,611389045,129
South Wales Fire Authority000000004,76984,306030089,375
[Collapse]Total National Park Authorities00014,8820000003,2231,62319,727
Total National Park AuthoritiesBrecon Beacons NPA0004,475000000501-304,946
Pembrokeshire Coast NPA0003,5600000002,14905,709
Snowdonia NPA0006,8470000005731,6539,072

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General description

Revenue expenditure is the cost of running local authority services such as staffing, heating, lighting and cleaning, together with expenditure on goods and services consumed within the year.

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 2016-17 onwards.

Title

Revenue budgeted expenditure

Last update

June 2023 June 2023

Next update

June 2024

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Revenue budget (RA) 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, budget revenue expenditure

Statistical quality

See weblinks

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