Big Conversation budget information and statistics 2024/2025
Big Conversation statistics 2024/2025
Historic Big Conversation Information
Below is information and data gathered during Stirling Council's Big Conversation 2024/25. For information on the 2025/26 plan, visit our Big Conversation home page.
Budget breakdown 2024/25
See below for a breakdown of where our money comes from, what we spend it on and what your council tax pays for.
| Where the money comes from 2024/25 | £ (millions) | Percentage of total (%) |
| Scottish government grant and non domestic rates | 227.6 | 71.3 |
| Council Tax | 60.1 | 18.8 |
| Council Housing Rents | 26.3 | 8.3 |
| Use of Council Reserves | 5 | 1.6 |
| Total | 319.1 | 100.0 |
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| Where the money is spent 2024/25 | £ (millions) | Percentage of total (%) |
| Educating our children & young people | 144.4 | 45.3 |
| Caring for adults | 54.8 | 17.2 |
| Council housing & homelessness | 28.5 | 8.9 |
| Maintaining roads and protecting the environment | 12.2 | 3.8 |
| Caring for our children & young people | 11.6 | 3.6 |
| Collecting and recycling waste | 10.4 | 3.3 |
| Libraries, supporting residents and communities | 7.4 | 2.3 |
| Economy, tourism; planning, sustainability & climate change | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Environmental health | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Front-line Service Budgets | 276.3 | 86.6 |
| Maintaining office accommodation & public buildings | 13 | 4.1 |
| Professional support services - finance, legal, HR, audit, exec office | 9.6 | 3 |
| Digital & information technology services | 8.4 | 2.6 |
| Organisational development, transformation & business planning | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| Corporate financing budgets | 8 | 2.5 |
| Total Council Budget For Running Costs | 319.1 | 100 |
Council tax budget breakdown
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Where the money comes from 2024/25 |
£ (millions) |
% |
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Council Tax |
60.1 |
100.0 |
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60.1 |
100.0 |
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Where the money is spent 2024/25 |
£ (millions) |
% |
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Educating our children & young people |
27.2 |
45.2 |
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Caring for adults |
10.3 |
17.1 |
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Council housing & homelessness |
5.4 |
9.0 |
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Maintaining roads and protecting the environment |
2.3 |
3.8 |
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Caring for our children & young people |
2.2 |
3.7 |
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Collecting and recycling waste |
2.0 |
3.3 |
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Libraries, supporting residents and communities |
1.4 |
2.3 |
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Economy, tourism; planning, sustainability & climate change |
0.9 |
1.5 |
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Environmental health |
0.4 |
0.7 |
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Front-line Service Budgets |
52.1 |
86.6 |
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Maintaining office accommodation & public buildings |
2.4 |
4.0 |
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Professional support services - finance, legal, HR, audit, exec office |
1.8 |
3.0 |
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Digital & information technology services |
1.6 |
2.7 |
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Organisational development, transformation & business planning |
0.7 |
1.2 |
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Corporate financing budgets |
1.5 |
2.5 |
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Total Council Budget For Running Costs |
60.1 |
100.0 |
Further spend break down for each service area
| Educating our children and young people |
£ (millions) |
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Secondary School Education & Youth Services |
43.627 |
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Primary School Education |
38.101 |
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Additional Support Needs & Wellbeing (Education) |
14.421 |
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Early Years Education & Early Intervention |
19.338 |
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Balfron PFI & Stirling Schools PPP |
20.946 |
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Facilities Management |
7.968 |
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| Caring for adults |
£ (millions) |
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Health & Social Care For Adults |
54.798 |
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| Council Housing and Homelessness |
£ (millions) |
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HRA Housing |
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General Fund Housing |
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Maintaining roads and protecting the environment |
£ (millions) |
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Roads |
7.910 |
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Land |
4.248 |
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Fleet |
0.048 |
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Car Parking |
-0.053 |
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Caring for our children & young people |
£ (millions) |
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Children & Families |
11.564 |
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Collecting and recycling waste |
£ (millions) |
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Waste Collection and Disposal |
10.373 |
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Libraries, supporting residents and communities |
£ (millions) |
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Regeneration & Inclusive Growth |
4.232 |
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Community Wellbeing |
3.148 |
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Economy, tourism; planning, sustainability & climate change |
£ (millions) |
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Economic Development |
0.769 |
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Culture, Events & Tourism |
0.876 |
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Planning & Building Standards |
0.569 |
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Sustainable Transport |
1.784 |
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Climate Change & Sustainability |
0.449 |
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City Region Deal Delivery |
0.256 |
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Environmental health |
£ (millions) |
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Regulatory Services |
2.338 |
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Maintaining office accommodation & public buildings |
£ (millions) |
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Infrastructure Delivery |
13.043 |
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Professional support services - finance, legal, HR, audit, exec office |
£ (millions) |
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Finance Services |
3.903 |
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HR |
0.621 |
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Payroll |
0.252 |
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Risk and Resilience |
0.306 |
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Health and Safety |
0.263 |
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Governance (Audit, Legal, Democratic) |
2.874 |
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Chief Executive Office |
0.416 |
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Executive Office and Communications |
0.582 |
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Communities & Performance Mgt |
0.190 |
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Customer Services & Performance Mgt |
0.166 |
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| Digital & information technology services |
£ (millions) |
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Digital & information technology services |
8.445 |
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Organisational development, transformation & business planning |
£ (millions) |
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OD & Change |
1.691 |
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Transformation |
1.259 |
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Business Planning & Performance |
0.849 |
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Corporate financing budgets |
£ (millions) |
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Loan Charges |
7.383 |
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Service Concession - Schools PFI/PPP Accounting Adj |
-1.179 |
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Corporate Savings Target |
-1.594 |
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Income from Investment Properties |
-0.725 |
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Pension Fund Added Years Payments |
2.165 |
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NDR - Discretionary/Empty Property Relief |
0.708 |
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NDR - Discretionary Relief to Charities |
0.124 |
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Valuation Joint Board Requisitions |
1.085 |
Assessing the equality and socio-economic impact of 2024-25 budget saving proposals
Read the equality and socio-economic impact documentation related to each of the Council’s 2024-25 budget saving proposals.
Any financial figures in these documents reflect the maximum budget saving for each proposal considered. The finalised costs associated with the proposals can be found in the motions that are part of the draft budget reports in the agenda papers.
Budget survey 2023 results
The results of the August 2023 budget consultation are available to download below.