Budget information

07 June 2023

Budget information for the financial year 2023/24.

Bands and charges

Band D Council Tax compared to the Scottish average
Description£
East Ayrshire Council Band D Council Tax 2023/24 1,487.44
Scottish Average Band D Council Tax 2023/24 To be confirmed
East Ayrshire Council Band D Council Tax 2022/23     1,416.61
Scottish Average Band D Council Tax 2022/23 1,347.00

Comparison with government provision for current expenditure
Description£ per Band D dwelling
Expenditure figure used by government in government support calculations 7,159
Required spending by East Ayrshire Council on a comparable basis 7,498

Council employees
DescriptionNumber
Number of full-time equivalent employees 2022/23 5,623
Number of full-time equivalent employees 2021/22 5,544
Increase 79

Calculation of Council Tax 2023/24
Description£m
Gross Expenditure 2023/24 437.173
Fees, Charges and Other Income (67.618)
Net Expenditure 369.555
Financed by:  
Government Grants (261.052)
Non Domestic Rates (30.467)
Share of Funding for Health and Social Care (8.796)
  (300.315)
Amount to be met from Council Taxes 69.240
Number of Band D equivalent homes 46,550
Band D Council Tax required for 2023/24 £1,487.44

Expenditure by service
 Net expenditure including Capital ChargesChange from
previous year		Band D Council Tax equivalent
Service £m £m £
Education  129.027  7.877  2,771.80
Planning and Economic Development 2.425 0.066 52.10
Finance and ICT 9.149 0.412 196.55
East Ayrshire Leisure Trust  5.028  0.264  108.02
Housing and Communities 17.577 1.761 377.58
Ayrshire Roads Alliance 11.648 0.523 250.23
Transport (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) 2.232 (0.017) 47.95
Facilities and Property Management 29.271 2.081 628.80
Social Care 108.040 8.003 2,320.91
Capital Charges 18.834 (0.773) 404.59
Governance 6.203 0.307 133.24
Other Services 30.122 3.359 647.07
Total Net Expenditure 369.556 23.863 7,938.84
Financed by:
Government Grants 261.052 12.763 5,607.94
Non Domestic Rates 30.467 7.241 654.49
Share of funding for Health and Social Care 8.796 0.000 188.97
  300.315 20.004 6,451.40
Total amount needed from Council Taxes 69.241 3.859 £1,487.44

Where the money will come from
DescriptionPercentage
Government Grants  71%
Council Tax 19%
Non-Domestic Rates 8%
Share of Funding for Health and Social Care 2%

How the money is spent by service
ServicesPercentage
Chief Executive's Office  40%
Social Care  29%
Communities and Economy 18%
Other services 8%
Capital charges 5%

How the money is spent by expenditure
ExpenditurePercentage
Employee costs 51%
Third party payments 21%
Transfer payments 10%
Supplies and services 8%
Property costs 3%
Capital financing costs  5%
Transport costs 2%

Contact Information

 

Revenues and Benefits
Civic Centre North
John Dickie Street
Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
KA1 1HW
Telephone (Option 3): 01563 554400
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