Budget information

06 March 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 2022/23 1,416.61
Scottish Average Band D Council Tax 2022/23 To be confirmed
East Ayrshire Council Band D Council Tax 2023/24      1,487.44
Scottish Average Band D Council Tax 2023/24 To be confirmed

Comparison with government provision for current expenditure
Description£ per Band D dwelling
Expenditure figure used by government in government support calculations £6,891
Required spending by East Ayrshire Council on a comparable basis £7,020

Council employees
DescriptionNumber
Number of full-time equivalent employees 2021/2022 5,544
Number of full-time equivalent employees 2020/2021 5,378
Increase 166

Calculation of Council Tax 2022/23
Description£m
Gross Expenditure 2022/2023 412.788
Fees, Charges and Other Income (67.095)
Net Expenditure 345.693
Financed by:  
Government Grants (248.289)
Non Domestic Rates (23.226)
Share of Funding for Health and Social Care (8.796)
  (280.311)
Amount to be met from Council Taxes 65.382
Number of Band D equivalent homes 46,154
Band D Council Tax required for 2022/23 £1,416.61

Expenditure by service
 Net expenditure including Capital ChargesChange from
previous year		Band D Council Tax equivalent
Service £m £m £
Education  121.150  5.661  2,624.91
Planning and Economic Development 2.359 0.207 51.12
Finance and ICT 8.737 0.558 189.31
East Ayrshire Leisure Trust  4.764  0.247  103.23
Housing and Communities 15.816 0.988 342.67
Ayrshire Roads Alliance 11.125 0.162 241.05
Transport (Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) 2.249 0.000 48.73
Facilities and Property Management 27.190 2.351 589.12
Social Care 100.037 8.660 2,167.47
Capital Charges 19.607 0.000 424.81
Governance 5.896 (0.013) 127.74
Other Services 26.763 (2.077) 579.87
Total Net Expenditure 345.693 16.744 7,490.03
Financed by:
Government Grants 248.289 13.471 5,379.60
Non Domestic Rates 23.226 1.133 503.23
Share of funding for Health and Social Care 8.796 0.000 190.59
  280.311 14.604 6,073.42
Total amount needed from Council Taxes 65.382 2.140 £1,416.61

Where the money will come from
DescriptionPercentage
Government Grants  71%
Council Tax 19%
Non-Domestic Rates 7%
Share of Funding for Health and Social Care 3%

How the money is spent by service
ServicesPercentage
Chief Executive's Office  39%
Social Care  29%
Communities and Economy 18%
Other services 8%
Capital charges 6%

How the money is spent by expenditure
ExpenditurePercentage
Employee costs 48%
Third party payments 21%
Transfer payments 12%
Supplies and services 9%
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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