Nevertheless, the following tables remove ring-fenced grants and in-year transfers from the revenue part of the local government settlement, and compare the figures in the 2024-25 Budget document with those in the 2013-14 Draft Budget (in cash and real terms):
Table 8: Changes in combined GRG and NDR allocation since 2013-14 (cash (£m))2013-142024-25Change £mChange %General Revenue Grant (GRG)6,858.28,403.9+1,545.7+23%NDRI2,435.03,068.0+633.0+26%Total9,293.211,472.0+2,179.7+23%Scottish Government Draft Budget 2013-14 and Budget 2024-25Table 9: Changes in combined GRG and NDR allocation since 2013-14 (“real” in 2023-24 prices (£m))2013-142024-25Change £mChange %General Revenue Grant (GRG)8,987.08,265.3-721.7-8%NDRI3,190.83017.4-173.4-5%Total12,177.811,282.6-895.1-7%Scottish Government Draft Budget 2013-14 and Budget 2024-25Table 9 shows that between 2013-14 and 2024-25, the combined General Resource Grant plus Non-Domestic Rates income reduced by £895 million, or -7%, in real terms.