The national statistics on the capital outturn figures of local authority capital expenditure and receipts in the financial year April 2013 to March 2014 was released on 18 September 2014 under arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
The statistical release includes data from 2009-10 to 2013-14.
Main points are:
capital expenditure by local authorities in England increased to £19.7 billion in 2013 to 2014 from £18.9 billion in 2012 to 2013, a year-on-year increase of 3.9% capital receipts have increased in 2013 to 2014 to £2.7 billion from £2.1 billion in 2012 to 2013, a year-on-year increase of 25.8%; this is mainly due to an increase in property disposals in 2013 to 2014 capital expenditure on planning and development services, and environmental services increased by 29% and 10% respectively, whilst highways and transport increased by 9%; however, there has been a decrease in capital expenditure in the same year of about 17% in education (which excludes expenditure related to academies), of 5% in culture and related services, and of 4% in police - expenditure on housing rose by 6% the financing of capital expenditure through central government grants decreased to £7.5 billion in 2013 to 2014 from £8.5 billion in 2012 to 2013, a year-on-year decrease of 11.8%This release includes new tables 6 to 8 and additional annexes B to F. Individual local authority data are also now available on the departmental website.
An earlier provisional outturn was published in a statistical release in July based on information from capital payments and receipts returns (CPR4) submitted by local authorities in England.
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