Total Local Government expenditure is defined as the contribution of local authorities to TME as measured in national accounts. TME is a consolidated measure in the sense that transactions between parts of the public sector do not add to TME. So, for example, total local authority expenditure defined here excludes capital grants paid to public corporations and interest paid to central government.
Outturn data are the national accounts' figures from ONS dated 26th March 2004. Later data are available from the ONS Public Sector Accounts release.
Total LG expenditure in TME
LG own current expenditure
LG own gross investment
Depreciation
LG own net investment
£million
£million
£million
£million
£million
1963-64
3,231
2,239
992
124
868
1964-65
3,611
2,455
1,156
135
1,021
1965-66
4,057
2,805
1,252
144
1,108
1966-67
4,563
3,131
1,432
157
1,275
1967-68
5,142
3,482
1,660
167
1,493
1968-69
5,501
3,781
1,720
184
1,536
1969-70
5,947
4,160
1,787
203
1,584
1970-71
6,705
4,726
1,979
235
1,744
1971-72
7,341
5,271
2,070
276
1,794
1972-73
8,481
6,063
2,418
332
2,086
1973-74
10,587
7,279
3,308
409
2,899
1974-75
13,286
9,694
3,592
476
3,116
1975-76
16,408
12,404
4,004
610
3,394
1976-77
17,957
14,035
3,922
703
3,219
1977-78
18,670
15,150
3,520
778
2,742
1978-79
20,616
17,096
3,520
900
2,620
1979-80
24,599
20,666
3,933
1,095
2,838
1980-81
29,254
25,236
4,018
1,344
2,674
1981-82
30,224
27,549
2,675
1,464
1,211
1982-83
33,135
29,880
3,255
1,492
1,763
1983-84
37,477
32,844
4,633
1,488
3,145
1984-85
39,778
34,986
4,792
1,572
3,220
1985-86
40,825
36,167
4,658
1,676
2,982
1986-87
42,976
38,468
4,508
1,791
2,717
1987-88
45,846
41,231
4,615
1,941
2,674
1988-89
47,709
44,316
3,393
2,202
1,191
1989-90
54,326
47,602
6,724
2,461
4,263
1990-91
58,602
52,754
5,848
2,542
3,306
1991-92
65,668
58,815
6,853
2,443
4,410
1992-93
70,214
63,137
7,077
2,305
4,772
1993-94
69,145
62,622
6,523
2,342
4,181
1994-95
74,249
67,033
7,216
2,501
4,715
1995-96
76,701
69,443
7,258
2,899
4,359
1996-97
76,373
71,113
5,260
3,570
1,690
1997-98
77,838
72,013
5,825
3,663
2,162
1998-99
81,720
75,373
6,347
3,834
2,513
1999-00
86,545
81,075
5,470
4,099
1,371
2000-01
91,246
85,653
5,593
4,264
1,329
Public Spending Totals and Fiscal Balances index
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