Budget information

20 March 2025

Budget information for the financial year 2025 to 2026.

Bands and charges

Band D Council Tax compared to the Scottish average
Description£
East Ayrshire Council Band D Council Tax 2025 to 2026 1,606.44
East Ayrshire Council Band D Council Tax 2024 to 2025 1,487.44
Scottish Average Band D Council Tax 2024 to 2025 1,418.00
Comparison with government provision for current expenditure
Description£ per Band D dwelling
Expenditure figure used by government in government support calculations 7,887
Required spending by East Ayrshire Council on a comparable basis 8,295
Council employees
DescriptionNumber
Number of full-time equivalent employees 2024 to 2025 5,702
Number of full-time equivalent employees 2023 to 2024 5,771
Increase -69
Calculation of Council Tax 2025 to 2026
Description£m
Gross Expenditure 2025 to 2026 485.891
Fees, Charges and Other Income (71.978)
Net Expenditure 413.913
Financed by:  
Government Grants (296.408)
Non Domestic Rates (33.087)
Share of Funding for Health and Social Care (8.796)
  (338.291)
Amount to be met from Council Taxes 75.622
Number of Band D equivalent homes 47,074
Band D Council Tax required for 2025 to 2026 £1,606.44
Expenditure by service
 Net expenditure including Capital ChargesChange from
previous year		Band D Council Tax equivalent
Service £m £m £
Education  143.714  8.617  3,052.92
Planning and Economic Development 2.557 0.104 54.32
Finance and ICT 10.883 1.281 231.19
East Ayrshire Leisure Trust  5.860  0.537  124.48
Housing and Communities 18.482 0.503 392.61
Ayrshire Roads Alliance 12.016 0.303 255.26
Transport (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) 2.222 0.000 47.20
Facilities and Property Management 30.915 0.559 656.73
Social Care 117.533 7.899 2,496.75
Capital Charges 21.539 (1.068) 457.55
Governance 6.856 0.284 145.64
Other Services 41.336 10.698 878.09
Total Net Expenditure 413.913 29.717 8,792.74
Financed by:
Government Grants 296.408 23.665 6,296.58
Non Domestic Rates 33.087 (0.337) 702.87
Share of funding for Health and Social Care 8.796 0.000 186.85
  338.291 23.328 7,186.30
Total amount needed from Council Taxes 75.622 6.389 £1,606.44
Where the money will come from
DescriptionPercentage
Government Grants  72%
Council Tax 18%
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  28%
Communities and Economy 17%
Other services 10%
Capital charges 5%
How the money is spent by expenditure
ExpenditurePercentage
Employee costs 53%
Third party payments 20%
Transfer payments 10%
Supplies and services 7%
Capital financing costs 5%
Property costs  3%
Transport costs 2%

Contact Information

Finance Service
London Road
Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
KA3 7BU
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