Report on the Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2018/19

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- Introduction
- Draft Local Government Budget 2018/19
  - Adequacy of the Local Government budget
    
    Inflation
  - Local Government Pay
  - The impact of protected funding commitments
  - Transparency
    
    Non Domestic Rates
  - Council Tax
- Balancing the Books
  - Fees and Charges
  - Service Redesign
    
    General Fund Reserve Use
- Draft Housing Budget 2018/19
  - The Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP)
    
    Housing for particular groups or areas
  - Adaptations
  - Grant Subsidy Benchmarks
- Energy efficiency
- Future Challenges
- Annex A - Extracts from the Minutes of Committee meetings and links to oral evidence
- Annex B - Written evidence submitted to the Committee
Sources

Image: Figure 1: Scottish Government funding for local government, 2018-19

Image: Table 2: What Local Government needs in 2018/19

Local Government and Communities Committee 29 November 2017, Ronnie Hinds, contrib. 111, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11240&c=2045347

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Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution (Derek Mackay), contrib. 3, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051740

COSLA. (2017, December). Supplementary Written Submission. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Local_Gov/Inquiries/20171218_Budget_COSLASupplementarySubmission.pdf [accessed 22 December 2017]

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Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Mark Ferguson, contrib. 116, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047202

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Derek Mackay, contrib. 18, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051755

The Scottish Government. (2018, January). Supplementary written evidence, 10 January 2018. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/106078.aspx [accessed 10 January 2018]

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Bill Stitt, contrib. 105, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051842

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Derek Mackay, contrib. 108, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051845

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Derek Mackay, contrib. 104, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051841

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Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Robert Emmott, contrib. 175, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047261

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Tony Cain (Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers), contrib. 2, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047088

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Douglas Black (Unison), contrib. 118, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047204

Local Government and Communities Committee 29 November 2017, Ronnie Hinds, contrib. 152, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11240&c=2045388

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Derek Mackay, contrib. 20, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051757

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Derek Mackay, contrib. 77, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051814

Local Government and Communities Committee 29 November 2017, Ronnie Hinds, contrib. 169, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11240&c=2045405

Local Government and Communities Committee 29 November 2017, Ronnie Hinds, contrib. 205, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11240&c=2045441

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Paul Dowie, contrib. 119, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042389

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, The Convener, contrib. 94, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051831

Auditor General for Scotland. (2017, December). The 2016/17 audit of the Scottish Government's Non-Domestic Rating Account. Retrieved from http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/report/the-201617-audit-of-the-scottish-governments-non-domestic-rating-account [accessed 22 December 2017]

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Local Government and Communities Committee 29 November 2017, Ronnie Hinds, contrib. 128, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11240&c=2045364

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Robert Emmott, contrib. 182, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047268

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Bill Stitt, contrib. 73, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051810

Local Government and Communities Committee 29 November 2017, Tim Bridle, contrib. 143, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11240&c=2045379

Health and Social Care Alliance. (2017, October). Written Submission. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Local_Gov/Inquiries/20171023_Budget_HSCAlliance.pdf [accessed 3 January 2017]

Local Government and Communities Committee 29 November 2017, Fraser McKinlay, contrib. 145, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11240&c=2045381

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Robert Emmott, contrib. 228, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047314

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Derek Mackay, contrib. 53, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051790

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Paul Dowie (Improvement Service), contrib. 101, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042371

Scottish Council on Deafness. (2017, October). Written submission. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Local_Gov/Inquiries/20170929_Budget_ScotCouncilDeafness.pdf [accessed 3 January 2017]

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Robert Emmott, contrib. 245, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047331

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Alastair MacArthur, contrib. 250, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047336

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Derek Mackay, contrib. 55, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051792

Local Government and Communities Committee 29 November 2017, Ronnie Hinds, contrib. 133, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11240&c=2045369

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Vicki Bibby, contrib. 177, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042447

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Derek Mackay, contrib. 121, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051858

SPICe. (2017, December). SPICe briefing on the Scottish Government's More Homes Budget. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Local_Gov/Inquiries/20171130_SPICeBriefingMoreHomesBudget.pdf [accessed 22 December 2017]

Accounts Commission. (2017, November). Supplement 3: Housing Revenue Account 2016/17. Retrieved from http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/uploads/docs/report/2017/nr_171128_local_government_finance_supp3.pdf [accessed 3 January 2018]

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Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Tony Cain, contrib. 11, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047097

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Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Tony Cain, contrib. 17, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047103

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Kevin Stewart, contrib. 118, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051855

Scottish Parliament Information Centre. (2017, December). Strategic Housing Investment Plans (SHIPs): Summary of written evidence. Retrieved from http://www.parliament.scot/S5_Local_Gov/Inquiries/20171130_SPICeSHIPsSummary.pdf [accessed 3 January 2018]

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Tony Cain, contrib. 36, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047122

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Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Tony Cain, contrib. 53, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047139

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Robert Emmott, contrib. 239, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047325

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Kevin Stewart, contrib. 153, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051890

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Tony Cain, contrib. 82, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047168

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, David Stewart, contrib. 83, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047169

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Kevin Stewart, contrib. 128, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051865

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Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Tony Cain, contrib. 64, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047150

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Kevin Stewart, contrib. 148, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051885

Local Government and Communities Committee 20 December 2017 [Draft] Business until 11:20, Kevin Stewart, contrib. 143, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11279&c=2051880

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Councillor Macgregor, contrib. 166, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042436

Local Government and Communities Committee 22 November 2017, Councillor Macgregor, contrib. 160, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11222&c=2042430

Local Government and Communities Committee 06 December 2017, Douglas Black, contrib. 162, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11251&c=2047248

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Image: Figure 1: Scottish Government funding for local government, 2018-19

Image: Table 2: What Local Government needs in 2018/19

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