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Council Tax financial information

Council Tax financial information 2024/2025

In 2024/2025, we will invest a £958 million budget to fund key commitments spelled out in Connect, the Council Plan.

Net expenditure by service 2024/2025

Net Expenditure allocated by service Service spending £m Capital charges £m Total 24/25 £m Band D Council Tax equivalent 24/25
Education 492.305 29.430 521.735 £3,737.49
Roads and lighting 22.920 8.977 31.897 £228.50
Transport subsidies and concessionary fares 5.971 0.000 5.971 £42.77
Social Work 239.876 1.866 241.742 £1,731.74
Other housing costs 13.620 0.138 13.758 £98.56
Leisure and recreation 31.936 4.539 36.475 £261.29
Cleansing / Environment 49.004 0.940 49.944 £357.78
Libraries and museums 5.170 2.870 8.040 £57.60
Planning and building control 4.394 0.984 5.378 £38.53
Other services 38.474 4.838 43.312 £310.27
Total 903.670 54.582 958.252 £6,864.53
Net expenditure    Total 24/25 £m                    Band D Council Tax equivalent 23/24           
Total net expenditure by service 958.252 £6,864.53
Council Tax Reduction Scheme 23.544 £168.66
Total expenditure (inc Council Tax Reduction Scheme)

981.796

£7,033.19

How the total expenditure has been financed, and the net amount required from Council Tax

Financed by       Total 24/25 £m                   Band D Council Tax equivalent 24/25              
Government grants 385.622 £2,762.45
Non domestic rates 364.911 £2,614.07
Reserves 49.676 £355.86
Net amount required from Council Tax                             181.587 £1,300.81

This table shows the band D Council Tax charge for 2024/2025 and 2023/2024. The Scottish average in 2023/2024 was £1,417.00 (excluding water and sewerage charges)

Year Band D Council Tax (South Lanarkshire)
2024/25 £1,300.81
2023/24 £1,300.81

Change in spend for this years budget in 2024/2025 compared to 2023/2024

Net expenditure allocated by service                             Total 24/25   
£m

  Total 23/24   
£m

  Change from 23/24   
£m
  Change from 23/24 %
Education 521.735 480.268 41.467 8.63%
Roads and lighting 31.897 31.589 0.308 0.98%
Transport subsidies and concessionary fares 5.971 5.836 0.135 2.31%
Social Work 241.742 232.453 9.289 4.00%
Other housing costs 13.758 13.486 0.272 2.02%
Leisure and recreation 36.475 36.425 0.050 0.14%
Cleansing / Environment 49.944 48.896 1.048 2.14%
Libraries and museums 8.040 7.890 0.150 1.90%
Planning and building control 5.378 5.105 0.273 5.35%
Other services 43.312 49.637 (6.325) -12.74%
Total 958.252 911.585 46.667 5.12%

Employee numbers full time equivalent (FTE)

The table below shows the employee numbers (full time equivalent) for 2024/2025 and 2023/2024.

Year Employee numbers (FTE)
2024/2025 12,490
2023/2024 12,439
Increase 51

General revenue fund expenditure

The council spend per dwelling is £6,464.07.

Note: Government Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE) per dwelling for 2024/2025 is £6,244.56.  This is a statistic provided by the Government and relates to data relative to pre 2007.

Gross expenditure

Expenditure  £m
Gross expenditure 1,290.609
Less: fees and charges      (332.357)
Net expenditure 958.252