UK Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing, 2007-2009

Department for Communities and Local Government Revenue Expenditure Tables provide final outturn estimates of local authority revenue expenditure and financing. The data covers the financial years April 2007 to March 2008 and April 2008 to March 2009, compiled on a Financial Reporting Standard 17 (FRS17) basis by the Local Government Finance division.

Use Cases

• Analyzing year-over-year changes in local authority revenue expenditure based on the final outturn estimates.
• Modeling local government financing structures based on the FRS17 accounting basis.
• Benchmarking expenditure across different UK local authorities for the 2007-2009 period.

Strengths

• Data is compiled on a standardized Financial Reporting Standard 17 (FRS17) accounting basis.
• Covers two complete financial years: April 2007 to March 2008 and April 2008 to March 2009.
• Provides final outturn estimates, which are authoritative post-year-end figures.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is over 15 years old; its relevance for current analysis may be limited.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Local Government Finance - Data Collection Analysis and Accountancy division of Communities and Local Government.

Collection Method

Compiled final outturn estimates.

Time Range

April 2007 to March 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:16.904335; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (local authorities)