Question reference: S5W-27571
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 24 February 2020
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Current status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 9 March 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) local authorities and (b) bus operators have paid in non-domestic rates for bus shelters in each year since 2017-18.
Answer
Non-domestic rates for bus shelters are exclusively paid for by local authorities. The estimated net non-domestic rates costs for bus shelters paid for by local authorities in the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are set out in the following table.
Local Authority | Estimated Net Non-Domestic Rates Costs (£m) | ||
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | |
Aberdeen City | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Aberdeenshire | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Angus | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Argyll & Bute | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
City of Edinburgh | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Clackmannanshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Dundee City | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
East Ayrshire | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
East Dunbartonshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
East Lothian | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
East Renfrewshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Falkirk | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Glasgow City | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Highland | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Inverclyde | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Midlothian | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Moray | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
North Ayrshire | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
North Lanarkshire | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Orkney Islands | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Perth & Kinross | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Renfrewshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Scottish Borders | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Shetland Islands | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
South Ayrshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
South Lanarkshire | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Stirling | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
West Dunbartonshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
West Lothian | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Scotland | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.63 |
Sources: Scottish Assessors’ Valuation Roll; Local Authority Billing Information. Analysis only includes properties on the valuation roll that are listed as bus shelters; it excludes bus stations and stances.