Autumn Budget Revision 2024-25 – Supporting Document

Supporting document to the Budget (Scotland) Act 2024 Amendment Regulations 2024. Provides details of Level 2 and 3 budgets.


Summary Tables

Table 1.1 Changes sought in Autumn Budget Revision (TME)
Scottish Government Portfolios Resources other than Accruing Resources as shown in the Budget Act Change Proposed Revised Budget
£m £m £m
Health and Social Care 19,558.6 148.5 19,707.0
Social Justice 7,564.0 (242.6) 7,321.4
Net Zero and Energy 831.4 (80.4) 751.0
Education and Skills 4,859.7 (321.9) 4,537.8
Justice and Home Affairs 3,580.5 15.7 3,596.2
Transport 3,703.7 (46.9) 3,656.9
Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands 1,109.8 (9.8) 1,100.0
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture 280.8 0.3 281.2
Finance and Local Government 12,439.3 1,550.2 13,989.5
Deputy First Minister, Economy and Gaelic 1,331.0 83.9 1,414.9
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service 222.9 2.5 225.4
Total Scottish Government (Consolidated) 55,481.8 1,099.5 56,581.2
Scottish Housing Regulator 5.6 0.0 5.6
National Records of Scotland 34.5 0.6 35.1
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator 3.6 0.0 3.6
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service 165.9 24.4 190.3
Scottish Fiscal Commission 2.7 0.0 2.7
Revenue Scotland 11.0 0.0 11.0
Registers of Scotland 10.0 0.0 10.0
Environmental Standards Scotland 3.0 (0.1) 2.9
Food Standards Scotland 22.9 0.5 23.4
Consumer Scotland 2.4 1.7 4.1
Scottish Teachers’ and NHS Pension Schemes 3,422.4 0.0 3,422.4
Total Scottish Administration 59,165.9 1,126.5 60,292.3
Direct Funded Bodies
Scottish Parliament Corporate Body 143.1 0.0 143.1
Audit Scotland 13.5 0.1 13.6
Total Scottish Budget 59,322.5 1,126.6 60,449.0
Table 1.2 – Summary of Changes by Type
Scottish Government Portfolios Resources other than Accruing Resources as shown in Budget Act Funding Changes Technical Changes Net Whitehall transfers Net Transfers within Scottish Block Revised Budget
£m £m £m £m £m £m
Health and Social Care 19,558.6 1,058.0 0.0 (0.0) (909.5) 19,707.0
Social Justice 7,564.0 (160.0) 0.1 15.0 (97.7) 7,321.4
Net Zero and Energy 831.4 (19.6) 40.3 0.0 (101.1) 751.0
Education and Skills 4,859.7 (6.9) (0.1) 0.2 (315.1) 4,537.8
Justice and Home Affairs 3,580.5 35.1 0.0 0.0 (19.5) 3,596.2
Transport 3,703.7 (26.5) 0.0 1.5 (21.9) 3,656.9
Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands 1,109.8 5.3 0.0 0.0 (15.1) 1,100.0
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture 280.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 281.2
Finance and Local Government 12,439.3 155.9 0.0 0.0 1,394.3 13,989.5
Deputy First Minister, Economy and Gaelic 1,331.0 20.2 0.0 1.3 62.4 1,414.9
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service 222.9 1.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 225.4
Scottish Government 55,481.8 1,062.8 41.4 18.1 (22.9) 56,581.2
Scottish Housing Regulator 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6
National Records of Scotland 34.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 35.1
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service 165.9 3.5 0.0 0.0 20.9 190.3
Scottish Fiscal Commission 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7
Revenue Scotland 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.0
Registers of Scotland 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0
Environmental Standards Scotland 3.0 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9
Food Standards Scotland 22.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 23.4
Consumer Scotland 2.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 4.1
Scottish Teachers’ and NHS Pension Schemes 3,422.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,422.4
Scottish Administration 59,165.9 1,066.2 42.2 18.1 (0.0) 60,292.3
Direct-Funded Bodies
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 143.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 143.1
Audit Scotland 13.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 13.6
Total Scottish Budget 59,322.5 1,066.2 42.2 18.1 (0.0) 60,449.0

The Consolidated Accounts of the Scottish Government for 2023-24 will report the annual outturn against the revised position as analysed over the following expenditure aggregates:

Table 1.3 Revised Budgets - Consolidated Accounts
Scottish Government – Portfolios Within Within Other Total
Expenditure Limit UK Funded AME Expenditure Budget
£m £m £m £m
Health and Social Care 19,582.4 103.7 21.0 19,707.0
Social Justice 7,321.4 0.0 0.0 7,321.4
Net Zero and Energy 751.0 0.0 0.0 751.0
Education and Skills 3,733.7 804.1 0.0 4,537.8
Justice and Home Affairs 3,509.0 0.0 87.2 3,596.2
Transport 3,549.7 0.0 107.1 3,656.9
Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands 1,099.9 0.0 0.1 1,100.0
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture 281.2 0.0 0.0 281.2
Finance and Local Government 13,989.5 0.0 0.0 13,989.5
Deputy First Minister, Economy and Gaelic 1,414.8 0.0 0.0 1,414.9
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service 225.4 0.0 0.0 225.4
Consolidated Accounts 55,458.0 907.8 215.4 56,581.2

The details of expenditure for the bodies shown in the table below are included in their own individual accounts:

Table 1.4 Revised Budgets – Other Bodies Not Included in the Consolidated Accounts
Other Bodies Within Within Other Total
Expenditure Limit UK Funded AME Expenditure Budget
£m £m £m £m
Scottish Housing Regulator 5.4 0.2 0.0 5.6
National Records of Scotland 35.1 0.0 0.0 35.1
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator 3.6 0.0 0.0 3.6
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service 187.7 2.5 0.0 190.3
Scottish Fiscal Commission 2.7 0.0 0.0 2.7
Revenue Scotland 11.0 0.0 0.0 11.0
Registers of Scotland 10.0 0.0 0.0 10.0
Environmental Standards Scotland 2.9 0.0 0.0 2.9
Food Standards Scotland 23.1 0.4 0.0 23.4
Consumer Scotland 4.1 0.0 0.0 4.1
Scottish Teachers’ and NHS Pension Schemes 0.0 3,422.4 0.0 3,422.4
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 143.1 0.0 0.0 143.1
Audit Scotland 13.6 0.0 0.0 13.6
Total Other bodies 442.3 3,425.5 0.0 3,867.8
Table 1.5 Revised Overall Cash Authorisation (Total Funding Requirement)
Budget Act Change Proposed Revised Cash authorisation
£m £m £m
Scottish Administration 54,785.7 1,129.7 55,915.4
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 126.5 0.0 126.5
Audit Scotland 12.4 0.2 12.6
Total Cash Authorisation 54,924.6 1,129.9 56,054.5
Table 1.6 Reconciliation of Revised Budget to Cash Authorisation
Revised Budget £m Adjustments for Depreciation £m Adjustment for Other Non-Cash Items £m Cash Authorisation £m
Scottish Government – Core 56,355.8 (782.0) (103.7) 55,470.1
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service 225.4 (10.3) 0.0 215.1
Scottish Housing Regulator 5.6 (0.1) 0.0 5.5
National Records of Scotland 35.1 (2.5) 0.0 32.6
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator 3.6 0.0 0.0 3.6
Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service 190.3 (34.1) 0.0 156.2
Scottish Fiscal Commission 2.7 0.0 0.0 2.7
Revenue Scotland 11.0 (0.6) 0.0 10.4
Registers of Scotland 10.0 (4.2) 0.0 5.8
Environmental Standards Scotland 2.9 0.0 0.0 2.9
Food Standards Scotland 23.4 (1.0) 0.0 22.5
Consumer Scotland 4.1 (0.1) 0.0 4.1
Scottish Teachers’ and NHS Pensions 3,422.4 (3,438.4) (16.0)
Scottish Administration 60,292.3 (834.9) (3,542.1) 55,915.4
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 143.1 (14.6) (2.0) 126.521
Audit Scotland 13.6 (1.0) 0.0 12.594
Total Cash Authorisation 60,449.0 (850.4) (3,544.1) 56,054.5
Table 1.7 a: Funding Reconciliation –Discretionary Funding
Scottish Government Discretionary Funding (£’m) 2024-25 Scottish Budget position Confirmed changes Position following ABR
Fiscal Resource 44,323.8 1,076.2 45,400.0
Non-Domestic Rates 3,068.0 0.0 3,068.0
Capital 6,250.0 34.7 6,284.7
Financial Transactions 176.0 (26.6) 149.4
Total Discretionary Fiscal Budget 53,817.8 1,084.3 54,902.1
Table 1.7 b: Funding Reconciliation – Non-Discretionary Funding
Scottish Government Non-Discretionary Funding (£’m) 2024-25 Scottish Budget position Confirmed changes Position following ABR
Non-Cash Resource Budget 1,552.5 1.8 1,554.3
UK Fund Annually Management Expenditure and Other Technical Changes 4,336.8 0.2 4,337.0
Total Non-Discretionary Budget 5,889.3 2.0 5,891.3
Table 1.7 c: Funding movements - Resource
Fiscal Resource (£m) Scottish Budget Bill Confirmed changes (ABR) Funding position at ABR
Barnett 36, 959.6 730.6 36,117.5
Ringfenced Funding (HMT) 714.8 714.8
Total UK Settlement (A) 36,674.4 730.6 38,405.3
Social Security Block Grant Adjustment (B) 5,191.5 (145.8) 5,045.6
Block Grant Adjustment for Taxes and Non-Tax Income (18,065.9) - (18,065.9)
Scottish Income Tax 18,844.1 - 18,844.1
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax 730.5 - 730.5
Scottish Landfill Tax 58.2 - 58.2
Non-Tax Income 25.0 - 25.0
Net Budget Adjustment for Taxes and Non-Tax Income (C) 1,591.9 - 1,591.9
Reconciliations (338.0) - (338.0)
Resource Borrowing 338.0 - 338.0
Resource Borrowing Costs (124.0) (7.7) (131.7)
Capital Borrowing Costs (140.9) 6.3 (134.6)
Scotwind 200.0 224.0 424.0
Scotland Reserve 0.0 162.0 162.0
Migrant Surcharge 200.0 - 200.0
KLTR 5.0 - 5.0
Other 18.1 18.1 36.2
Resource to Capital Switch (89.0) 89.0 0.0
Other Income and Funding Adjustments (D) 69.2 491.7 560.8
IFRS16 adjustment (E) (203.1) 0.0 (203.1)
Total Fiscal Resource Funding (A+B+C+D+E) 44,323.8 1,076.5 45,400.3
Total Fiscal Resource Budget allocated 44,323.8 1,076.2 45,400.0
Unallocated Funding 0.0 0.3 0.3

a) With the exception of the BGA relating to the Winter Fuel Payments, only confirmed changes have been included at this stage. In some areas, such as the forecast for devolved tax receipts or block grant adjustments, revised forecasts are available but these are subject to further changes. Final forecasts will be reflected in the Spring Budget Revision

Table 1.7 d: Funding movements - Capital
Capital (£m) Scottish Budget Bill Changes at ABR Funding position at ABR
Barnett Funding 4,700.8 (1.3) 4,699.5
Ringfenced Funding 670.0 - 670.0
Capital Borrowing 457.5 - 457.5
Scotland Reserve - 130.4 130.4
City Deals 100.0 - 100.0
Resource Capital Switch 89.0 (89.0) -
Other - 19.8 19.8
IFRS16 adjustment 232.7 0.0 232.7
Total Capital Funding 6,250.0 59.9 6,309.9
Total Capital Budget allocated 6,250.0 34.7 6,284.7
Unallocated Funding 0.0 25.2 25.2
Table 1.7 e: Funding movements - FTs
FT (£m) Scottish Budget Bill Changes at ABR Funding position at ABR
Barnett Funding 176.0 - 176.0
Scotland Reserve - 0.7 0.7
Other - (52.8) (52.8)
Total FT Funding 176.0 (52.2) 123.9
Total FT Budget allocated 176.0 (26.6) 149.4
Unallocated Funding 0.0 (25.5) (25.5)

a) Only confirmed changes have been included at this stage. In some areas, such as devolved tax receipts or block grant adjustments, revised forecasts are available but these remain subject to further changes. Final forecasts will be reflected in the Spring Budget Revision

b) Following the deferral of negative consequentials confirmed at the 2023-24 UK Supplementary Estimates the starting FT allocation was significantly overallocated. This has been partially mitigated during the Autumn Budget Revision and should be fully resolved in the Spring Budget Revision. Currently unallocated funding is being held, primarily in capital, to ensure the overall position is balanced.

Table 1.8 Capital Spending and Net Investment
  Direct Capital Financial transactions NDPB Capital Capital Grants to Local Authorities Capital Grants to Private Sector Other Capital
£m £m £m £m £m £m
Accounts Definition
Net Investment
Health and Social Care 389.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 440.0
Social Justice 71.3 (30.8) 0.0 97.2 487.4 1.8
Net Zero and Energy 0.0 (2.2) 21.1 22.3 510.2 0.0
Education and Skills 878.9 0.0 440.6 64.6 1.4 1.2
Justice 179.8 0.0 109.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Transport 341.5 (14.3) 1,164.7 0.0 504.8 0.0
Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands 17.6 22.4 0.0 27.9 63.1 31.8
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture 0.0 0.0 20.3 0.0 1.4 0.0
Finance and Local Government 16.5 25.0 0.0 543.4 0.0 0.0
Deputy First Minister Economy and Gaelic 77.7 18.9 296.9 210.6 208.7 0.0
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Scottish Government (Consolidated) 1,983.2 19.0 2,052.7 966.1 1,776.9 474.7
Scottish Housing Regulator 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
National Records of Scotland 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service 19.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Fiscal Commission 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Revenue Scotland 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Registers of Scotland 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Environmental Standards Scotland 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Food Standards Scotland 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Consumer Scotland 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Scottish Administration 2,014.5 19.0 2,052.7 966.1 1,776.9 474.7

NHS, Recovery, Health, and Social Care

Schedule 2.1 Total Changes for the Autumn Budget Revision

Operating £m Capital £m Total £m
Total Budget in the Budget Act 18,729.010 829.555 19,558.565
Changes Proposed
Funding Changes 1,058.000 0.000 1,058.000
Technical Adjustments 0.000 0.000 0.000
Net Whitehall Transfers -0.020 0.000 -0.020
Net Transfers within Scottish Block -469.503 -440.000 -909.503
Total changes proposed 588.477 -440.000 148.477
Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision 19,317.487 389.555 19,707.042
Operating £m Capital £m Total £m
Expenditure Limit:
NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care 19,202.057 380.315 19,582.372
Total Expenditure Limit 19,202.057 380.315 19,582.372
UK Funded AME:
Health 103.430 0.240 103.670
Total UK Funded AME 103.430 0.240 103.670
Other Expenditure:
Health 12.000 9.000 21.000
Total Other Expenditure 12.000 9.000 21.000
Total Budget 19,317.487 389.555 19,707.042
Total Limit on Income (accruing resources)     3,000.000

Schedule 3.1 Health and Social Care

Details of Proposed Budget

Proposed Changes
  Operating £m Capital £m Total £m
Original Budget 18,729.010 829.555 19,558.565
Proposed changes 588.477 -440.000 148.477
ABR Proposed Budget 19,317.487 389.555 19,707.042
Summary of proposed changes
Additional funding for Health and Social Care services 864.000 0.000 864.000
Re-categorising Research and Development as Indirect Capital 440.000 -440.000 0.000
Transfer to Local Government to support integration authorities -257.200 0.000 -257.200
Transfer to Local Government to pay uplift to staff providing adult social care -230.000 0.000 -230.000
Additional funding for Health and Social Care employer pensions 194.000 0.000 194.000
Transfer to Local Government to increase the capacity of care at home provision -124.000 0.000 -124.000
Transfer to Local Government to support delivery of the Mental Health Transition and Recovery Plan -120.000 0.000 -120.000
Transfer to Local Government to support the implementation of the Carers Act -60.500 0.000 -60.500
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund the teaching grant for nursing and midwifery students -57.750 0.000 -57.750
Transfer to Local Government to increase social work capacity in adult services -22.000 0.000 -22.000
Transfer to Local Government for free personal and nursing care for care home residents -11.500 0.000 -11.500
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund the teaching grant for paramedicine students -4.134 0.000 -4.134
Transfer to Local Government to support school counselling services -4.000 0.000 -4.000
Transfer to Local Government for delivery of Self-Directed Support -3.700 0.000 -3.700
Transfer to Deputy First Minister and Finance portfolio to support the Empowering Communities Programme -2.380 0.000 -2.380
Transfer to Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy portfolio to support Research Data Scotland -2.300 0.000 -2.300
Transfer to Local Government to support implementation of trauma-informed workforce and services -1.600 0.000 -1.600
Transfer to Local Government for enforcement of legislation around tobacco and nicotine vapour products -1.340 0.000 -1.340
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund physiotherapist student places -1.243 0.000 -1.243
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund prosthetic and orthotic education -1.200 0.000 -1.200
Transfer to Scottish Funding Council to fund additional costs of teaching dental students -1.175 0.000 -1.175
Miscellaneous minor transfers -3.501 0.000 -3.501
588.477 -440.000 148.477
Proposed Budget following Autumn Budget Revision
  Operating £m Capital £m Total £m
Gross Expenditure 19,317.487 389.555 19,707.042
Less: Retained Income 0.000 0.000 0.000
Capital Receipts Applied 0.000 0.000 0.000
19,317.487 389.555 19,707.042
Budget Analysis
Active Healthy Lives 12.977 0.000 12.977
Alcohol and Drugs Policy 80.368 0.000 80.368
Capital Income 0.000 -20.000 -20.000
Community Eyecare 127.531 0.000 127.531
Miscellaneous Other Services and Resource income 1,177.308 0.000 1,177.308
Early Years 46.704 0.000 46.704
Digital Health and Care 116.981 0.000 116.981
General Dental Services 447.286 0.000 447.286
General Medical Services 1,269.871 0.000 1,269.871
Health Improvement & Protection 102.436 0.000 102.436
Investment 440.000 400.315 840.315
Mental Health Services 267.245 0.000 267.245
National Care Service / Adult Social Care 205.639 0.000 205.639
NHS National Boards 1,588.900 0.000 1,588.900
NHS Territorial Boards 12,655.000 0.000 12,655.000
Outcomes Framework 0.000 0.000 0.000
Pharmaceutical Services Contractors Remuneration 241.048 0.000 241.048
Quality and Improvement 43.196 0.000 43.196
Revenue Consequences of NPD Schemes 0.000 0.000 0.000
SportScotland 35.390 0.000 35.390
Education and Training 344.177 0.000 344.177
Health PPP/PFI NPD (Other) 12.000 9.000 21.000
NHS Impairments (UK AME) 100.000 0.000 100.000
NHSIFRS16(AME) 3.430 0.240 3.670
Net Expenditure 19,317.487 389.555 19,707.042

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