Scottish Budget Historical 2018-19
THE SCOTTISH BUDGETHISTORICAL
Scotland's budget for 2017-18 was £39,274m. The forecast for 2018-19 is £40,529.8m. This represents an increase of 3.2%
in cash terms and an increase of 1.6%
in real terms.
The Scottish Government's budget control limits will rise from £31,869m
in 2017-18 to £32,679m
in 2018-19. This represents an increase of 2.5%
in cash terms and an increase of 1.0%
in real terms.
| Year | Cash Terms (£m) | Real Terms (2017-18 £m) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | 31,935 | 36,853 |
| 2009-10 | 33,651 | 38,277 |
| 2010-11 | 34,235 | 38,242 |
| 2011-12 | 33,488 | 36,876 |
| 2012-13 | 33,761 | 36,420 |
| 2013-14 | 34,343 | 36,426 |
| 2014-15 | 36,390 | 38,046 |
| 2015-16 | 36,931 | 38,353 |
| 2016-17 | 37,297 | 37,879 |
| 2017-18 | 39,274 | 39,274 |
| 2018-19 | 40,530 | 39,936 |
Figures from 2008-09 to 2016-17 are the latest available outturn numbers published in the Scottish Government Draft Budget Documents.
Revised Total Scottish Budget numbers for 2017-2018 are calculated using totals of L2 spend from 2018-2019 Draft Document, as the total was not provided as a single figure in the 2018-19 draft document.
All figures are shown net of Scottish Parliament and Audit Scotland spending, which for 2018-19 was £109.6m.
We have used the Real Terms Deflator from the HMRC GDP Deflator tables that were current when the 2018-19 Draft Budget Document was published. This is in line with the Scottish Government Budget Draft document published in Nov 2017.
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REAL TERMS CALCULATIONS
The Real Terms calculations above are carried out using the HMT's deflator tables. There are a number of methods for measuring inflation, however when discussing public revenue and expenditure, typically the HMT's GDP deflator is used to calculate the real terms equivalent. We have provided an easy to use Calculator for your convenience here.