The Local Government Finance Report England 2011 2012

This report, made by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, sets out the determination for the financial year 2011/12 of the amount of Revenue Support Grant for that year, what amount of the grant he proposes to pay to receiving authorities and what amount of the grant he proposes to pay to the specified body. The report also sets out the basis on which the Secretary of State proposes to distribute among receiving authorities the amount which falls to be paid to such authorities for the year 2011/12 under Part V of the Local Government Finance Act 1988. It also sets out the specification of the amount arrived at under paragraph 9 of schedule 8 to the 1988 Act and, under paragraph 10 of that schedule, the basis on which the Secretary of State proposes to distribute among the receiving authorities the distributable amount for 2011/12

Report by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government under section 78A of the Local Government Finance Act 1988. On cover and title page: Local government finance (England)

This is the 23rd edition of Local Government Financial Statistics England, providing summaries of financial data from local authorities, although earlier versions of LGFS have been published and presented to Parliament since the 1930s. Most of the information comes from forms sent to the Department of Communities and Local Government by all local authorities in England. Local government expenditure represents about a quarter of all public expenditure, and the data are used in the monitoring of public expenditure and the compilation of the National Accounts. This volume contains detailed outturn summaries of local government expenditure and income for years 2011-12, the latest year for which complete information is available, and estimates for 2012-13. The publication sets out key trends in local government finance in England and is divided into seven chapters with an annex. The chapters cover the following areas: Chapter 1: Local government; Chapter 2: How is the money found?; Chapter 3: How is the money spent? - Revenue spending; Chapter 4: Capital spending; Chapter 5: Assets and liabilities; Chapter 6: Local government pay and workforce; Chapter 7: Local authority pension funds

Report prepared by special Committee to review the whole system of local government finance in England, Scotland and Wales, and to make recommandations.

Local Government Finance (England)

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