The report details the cost of running local authority services and their spending such as buying, constructing or improving physical assets for April 2022 to March 2023.
This is not the latest release in the series: Local authority revenue budget and capital forecast
Series information:
Main points
- Total budgeted revenue expenditure as reported by local authorities for 2022-23 is £9.6 billion, an increase of 7.0% on the previous year.
- County and county borough councils reported increases of 7.4% or £585 million in their budgeted revenue expenditure whilst police reported an increase of 4.8%. Fire authorities reported an increase of 3.4% and national park authorities reported an increase of 0.4%.
- In 2022-23, total capital forecast expenditure by Welsh local authorities, including police, fire and national parks is £2,099 million. This represents a year-on-year increase of £293 million or 16.2%.
Reports
Local authority revenue budget and capital forecast, April 2022 to March 2023 , file type: PDF, file size: 396 KB
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