Chapter 10: Finance
Chapter 10: Finance
Finance
1. Introduction
1.1 This chapter provides information on finance, such as expenditure on transport within Scottish Ministers' responsibility and on transport controlled by Local Authorities. It shows capital and current expenditure on motorways and trunk roads, Local Authority revenue and capital income and expenditure on roads and transport, government grants for the construction and improvement of harbour facilities, petrol and diesel prices and duties, and average weekly household expenditure on transport.
1.2 Almost all the figures in this chapter are expressed in what are referred to as current, out-turn or cash prices: no table gives constant price (i.e. deflated) figures.
Key points
- Scottish Government (including Transport Scotland) spent £2,328 million on transport in 2019/20. Local Authorities spent £822 million in 2018/19.
- Personal spend on transport and travel accounted for 14% of household spending between 2017 and 2019.
- In 2020 petrol prices started at 127.1 pence per litre in January before falling to 114.1 pence in December. Diesel prices also fell in 2020 from 132.6 in January to 118.7 pence by December.
2. Main Points
Motorways & Trunk Roads
2.1 The total of capital and current expenditure on motorways and trunk roads in 2019-20 was estimated at £634 million, £54 million (9%) more than the 2018/19 figure, with less expenditure on the Forth Replacement Crossing. Total expenditure on transport within Scottish Ministers' responsibility in 2019-20 was budgeted at £2,328 million, £232 million (11%) more than in the previous year. (Table 10.1)
2.2 Expenditure on the management and maintenance of the trunk road network totalled £226m in 2018-19. The expenditure is split £22.6 on capitalised maintenance and £203.8m on routine and winter maintenance, network management and network strengthening. (These figures do not include spending on new construction). (Table 10.2)
Local Authorities
2.3 In 2018-19, net revenue expenditure on transport controlled by local authorities was £379 million. In cash terms, this was 12 per cent less than in 2017-18. Road maintenance (£195 million in 2018-19) accounted for 51% of the expenditure. The other main categories of expenditure in 2018-19 were:
- contributions to passenger transport (excluding concessionary fares) - £109 million;
- road lighting - £63 million;
- network and traffic management (excluding school crossing patrols) - £33 million;
- In 2018-19, the net income from parking charges was £44 million, 7% more than 2017-18. (Table 10.1)
2.4 The Local Authorities with the highest net revenue expenditure on roads and transport (excluding loan charges) in 2018-19 were: Highland, (£33.5 million), Fife (£28.4 million), North Lanarkshire (£25.1 million), and South Lanarkshire (£23.6 million). (Table 10.3) The table also shows local authorities' figures for other types of expenditure in 2018/19:
- Road maintenance/Winter maintenance Highland had the highest expenditure on road maintenance (£19.2 million), followed by Fife (£14.3 million). Highland spent the most on winter maintenance (£8.1 million).
- Contributions to Public Transportin terms of the total net revenue expenditure on 'local authority' and 'non LA' public transport, Shetland Islands (£12.9 million) made the largest contributions to passenger transport. Fife spent £9.7 million.
- Road LightingGlasgow spent most on road lighting (£10 million), followed by North Lanarkshire (£4.8 million).
- Parking Edinburgh had the largest net income from parking (£24.1 million) followed by Glasgow at £12.8 million.
Gross Capital Expenditure
2.5 Gross capital account expenditure by councils and boards on local authority roads and transport totalled £462 million in 2018-19, 15% more than the previous year. Of this total £309 million was spent on roads and £79 million on other public transport. (Table 10.4)
2.6 The local authorities with the highest gross capital account expenditure on roads and transport in 2018-19 were: Aberdeenshire (£39.2 million) and Highland (£33.6 million). Highland spent the most on roads (£25.9 million) followed by South Lanarkshire (£25.1 million). (Table 10.5)
2.7 The National Concessionary Travel (NCT) bus scheme was introduced in April 2006 and is administered by Transport Scotland for Scotland as a whole. Previously local authorities administered their own schemes, therefore local expenditure on concessionary travel (and therefore overall totals of spend) shown in Table 10.3 will be greatly reduced from previous years, now only covering rail, subway, ferry and some taxi schemes. Further statistics on concessionary travel can be found in table 11.29.
Travel Costs
2.8 Between 2019 and 2020 the average price of unleaded petrol decreased by 10.9 pence, and diesel decreased by 12.3 pence per litre in Great Britain. In 2020, petrol prices decreased by 13.1 pence between January and December and diesel prices decreased by 14.0 pence over the same period. Tax (duty plus VAT) represented 68% of the price for unleaded petrol and 65% of the price for diesel in Great Britain in 2020, the same rates as they were in 2009. (Table 10.6)
2.9 The UK Retail Prices Index (RPI) rose by 31% between 2010 and 2020. Most of the Transport components of the RPI increased more rapidly than this, and therefore rose in real terms. In cash terms, the costs of the maintenance of motor vehicles increased by 31%, and there was a 113% rise in the cost of vehicle tax and insurance. However, the cost of purchasing a motor vehicle fell by 2.8% and the cost of petrol and oil fell by 1.4% in cash terms over the last ten years. As a result, motoring expenditure index fell by 9%, lower than the 31% increase in the RPI and therefore a real term fall between 2010 and 2020. Over the same period, fares and other travel costs rose by 47% in cash terms - rail fares by 39% and bus and coach fares by 65%, increases of 8% and 34% above general inflation. (Table 10.7)
2.10 Average weekly household expenditure in Scotland on transport and vehicles in 2017-19 was £72.80, representing 14.3% of total household expenditure. On average, £24.00 was spent on the purchase of vehicles, £28.80 on the operation of personal transport (including £19.50 on petrol, diesel and other motor oils) and £19.90 on transport services (such as bus and train fares). (Table 10.8)
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditure on transport within the Scottish Ministers' responsibility | £ million at outturn prices | ||||||||||
| Motorways and trunk roads | |||||||||||
| Capital 1 | |||||||||||
| - New construction and improvements 1 | 258 | 207 | 45 | 47 | 101 | 76 | 184 | 320 | 184 | 158 | 145 |
| - Forth Replacement Crossing | 30 | 30 | 152 | 242 | 193 | 232 | 217 | 114 | 74 | 17 | 12 |
| - Capital maintenance 2 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | - | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Total | 319 | 266 | 215 | 301 | 304 | 316 | 415 | 434 | 265 | 180 | 165 |
| Current | |||||||||||
| - Routine and winter maintenance etc | 75 | 101 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 73 | 93 | 96 | 87 |
| - Network Strengthening and Improvements 3 | 111 | 105 | 85 | 77 | 85 | 71 | 72 | 115 | 119 | 129 | 201 |
| - Other | - | - | - | 32 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 53 | 60 |
| - Design, build, finance, operate payments | 32 | 36 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 68 | 80 | 73 | 110 | 122 | 121 |
| Total | 218 | 242 | 208 | 241 | 238 | 235 | 249 | 279 | 355 | 400 | 469 |
| Total capital and current (a) | 537 | 508 | 423 | 542 | 542 | 551 | 664 | 713 | 620 | 580 | 634 |
| Central Government support to transport industries 12 | |||||||||||
| Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 34 | 38 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 39 |
| Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd | 56 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 86 | 107 | 123 | 134 | 131 | 142 | 134 |
| Scottish Canals 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 15 |
| Rail Services in Scotland 7 | 807 | 749 | 777 | 783 | 803 | 676 | 745 | 731 | 756 | 756 | 832 |
| Northern Isles Ferries 8 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 42 |
| Bus Service Operators Grant 8 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 52 |
| Freight Facilities Grant 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Transport Fund 8 | |||||||||||
| Major public transport projects | 159 | 75 | 70 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| National Concessionary Travel schemes (incl Smartcards) 9 | 201 | 187 | 188 | 193 | 197 | 197 | 196 | 196 | 201 | 207 | 220 |
| Other 4 | 22 | 53 | 52 | 68 | 93 | 115 | 150 | 170 | 273 | 268 | 360 |
| Total (b) | 1,216 | 1,193 | 1,229 | 1,292 | 1,336 | 1,231 | 1,351 | 1,361 | 1,505 | 1,516 | 1,694 |
| Total Ministers' resp. (sum of a and b) | 1,753 | 1,701 | 1,652 | 1,834 | 1,878 | 1,782 | 2,015 | 2,074 | 2,125 | 2,096 | 2,328 |
| Local government gross capital expenditure on Roads and Transport | |||||||||||
| New construction and improvement | 412 | 338 | 411 | 439 | 401 | 366 | 361 | 377 | 306 | 353 | .. |
| Other investment | 50 | 42 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 40 | 43 | 84 | 85 | 90 | .. |
| Total Gross Capital Expenditure | 462 | 380 | 457 | 478 | 426 | 406 | 404 | 461 | 391 | 443 | .. |
| Local government net revenue expenditure on Roads and Transport, excluding loan charges 5, 6 | |||||||||||
| Construction | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Road maintenance (incl winter maintenance) | 292 | 315 | 252 | 268 | 228 | 216 | 216 | 203 | 221 | 195 | .. |
| Road lighting | 69 | 66 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 63 | .. |
| Parking | -24 | -25 | -26 | -30 | -29 | -32 | -35 | -39 | -41 | -44 | .. |
| Network and traffic management | 42 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 36 | 31 | 33 | .. |
| (other than school crossing patrols) | |||||||||||
| Concessionary fares | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | .. |
| Contributions to passenger transport | 71 | 76 | 115 | 89 | 90 | 99 | 99 | 108 | 132 | 109 | .. |
| School crossing patrols | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | .. |
| Total Net Revenue Expenditure | 483 | 495 | 472 | 468 | 439 | 423 | 418 | 398 | 430 | 379 | .. |
Source: Expenditure on a and b above provided by Transport Scotland - Not National Statistics; Local Government figures are from Scottish Government CR Final and LFR 05 respectively
1. Includes all costs related to the construction of Major Road Projects.
2. Includes all costs in relation to the reconstruction and overlay of road network. Figures for 2001/02 - 2007/08 have been moved to current expenditure to reflect changes in recording practices.
3. Includes all costs in relation to Roads and Bridges Network Strengthening and Minor Improvements that are not classed as Capitalised Maintenance.
Figures for 2008-09 onwards have been amended to include money moved from capital to current expenditure to reflect changes to recording practices.
4. Includes subsidies for the Community Transport Association, piers, harbours, road safety, safer routes to schools and additional concessionary fares support to Local Authorities (prior to 2007).
5. The revenue account figures are reported on an accruals basis (i.e. reflected in the accounts of the period in which they take place).
6. Includes support for LA and non-LA transport undertakings.
7. SG took responsibility for these areas in 2001-02. In respect of rail services in Scotland for rail passenger services, and from 2006-07 it includes funding for Network Rail in Scotland (which was previously the British Waterways renamed Scottish Canals following split.responsibility of the Department for Transport).
8. Separate figures for each of these categories were not available prior to 2003 -04
9. The NCT schemes were introduced in April 2006. From April 2010 NCT electronic (Smartcards) required on-board Smartcard equipment. 2013/14 NCT schemes included £1.7m transitional aid via s38 of the Transport Scotland Act 2001. (NB 2012/13 spend included £13m transitional aid in total.)
| Description | Capital | Current 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Maintenance | Routine, Cyclical and Winter Maintenance and Network Management | ||
| £ thousand at outturn prices | |||
| North East Operating Company | 113 | 34,103 | 34,216 |
| North West Operating Company | 7,893 | 57,289 | 65,182 |
| South East Operating Company | 1,513 | 33,205 | 34,718 |
| South West Operating Company | 12,979 | 53,618 | 66,597 |
| Forth Bridges Operating Company 3 | 65 | 25,550 | 25,615 |
| Total | 22,563 | 203,765 | 226,328 |
Source: Transport Scotland
1. For the purpose of maintenance from 2001-02, the trunk road network was sub-divided into 4 operating units (see Notes)
2. These figures do not include costs for expenditure outside Operating Company control i.e. (Traffic Scotland Operations, PAG contract etc).
3. The Forth Bridge Operating Contract commenced on 1 June 2015
| Local Authority | Roads | Network and traffic management | Parking Services | Public Transport | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | Maintenance | Lighting | School crossing patrols | Other | Local Authority | Non - Local Authority | |||||
| Winter maintenance | Structural, environmental and safety maintenance and routine repairs | LA public transport | Concessionary fares 2 | Other non LA public transport | |||||||
| Aberdeen City | - | 1,677 | - 1,548 | 4,293 | 286 | 3,519 | - | - | - | 429 | 8,656 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | 4,697 | - 176 | 2,172 | 414 | 1,526 | 179 | - | 246 | 7,643 | 16,701 |
| Angus | 2,705 | 2,520 | 2,396 | 959 | - | - | -212 | - | - | 2,222 | 10,590 |
| Argyll & Bute | 52 | 1,995 | 5,693 | 1,249 | 170 | 681 | -357 | 1,431 | 175 | 2,646 | 13,735 |
| Clackmannanshire | 193 | 449 | 1,047 | 354 | 28 | 96 | 10 | - | 53 | 347 | 2,577 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | - | 1,514 | 7,108 | 672 | 263 | 990 | 189 | - | - | 3,760 | 14,496 |
| Dundee City | - | 1,443 | 1,342 | 1,063 | - | 2,733 | -2,122 | - | 43 | 636 | 5,138 |
| East Ayrshire | - | 735 | 5,412 | 1,910 | 240 | 1,112 | -381 | - | 233 | 2,019 | 11,280 |
| East Dunbartonshire | - | 427 | 2,705 | 725 | 401 | 939 | -82 | - | 210 | 1,818 | 7,143 |
| East Lothian | - | 1,295 | 964 | 1,372 | 261 | 407 | 1 | - | 92 | 1,139 | 5,531 |
| East Renfrewshire | - | 956 | 6,197 | 1,206 | 224 | 103 | 164 | - | 171 | 1,572 | 10,593 |
| Edinburgh, City of | - | 2,090 | 8,977 | 4,751 | 1,279 | 378 | -24,082 | 381 | 959 | -3,791 | - 9,058 |
| Eilean Siar | - | 1,496 | 1,821 | 366 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 778 | - | 2,929 | 7,461 |
| Falkirk | 4 | 1,288 | 2,107 | 1,322 | 386 | 1,825 | -205 | - | 131 | 2,015 | 8,873 |
| Fife | 24 | 3,301 | 11,043 | 2,763 | 333 | 1,674 | -508 | - | 380 | 9,362 | 28,372 |
| Glasgow City | - | 1,040 | 10,437 | 10,006 | 3,304 | 1,695 | -12,801 | - | 1,010 | 7,013 | 21,704 |
| Highland | - | 8,113 | 11,123 | 4,268 | 182 | 2,362 | -1,130 | 102 | 146 | 8,348 | 33,514 |
| Inverclyde | - | 317 | 1,613 | 904 | 170 | 195 | - 44 | - | 164 | 1,458 | 4,777 |
| Midlothian | - | 774 | 1,754 | 1,041 | 309 | 885 | 164 | - | 13 | 655 | 5,595 |
| Moray | - | 1,780 | 1,976 | 642 | 173 | 875 | -523 | 152 | - | 385 | 5,460 |
| North Ayrshire | - | 834 | 5,969 | 1,479 | 291 | 62 | 204 | - | 272 | 2,322 | 11,433 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 3,871 | 7,702 | 4,789 | 1,196 | 1,646 | - | - | 552 | 5,374 | 25,130 |
| Orkney Islands | - | 781 | 1,983 | 246 | 44 | 432 | -14 | 3,774 | 113 | 2,484 | 9,843 |
| Perth & Kinross | - | 3,613 | 3,367 | 1,424 | 49 | 1,146 | -878 | - | 59 | 2,635 | 11,415 |
| Renfrewshire | 17 | 1,096 | 3,190 | 1,642 | 675 | 1,688 | -504 | 1,760 | 287 | 3,029 | 12,880 |
| Scottish Borders | 350 | 4,022 | 2,556 | 982 | 142 | 550 | 147 | 27 | 16 | 2,352 | 11,144 |
| Shetland Islands | - | 1,123 | 3,348 | 452 | 13 | 598 | 20 | 8,939 | 7 | 3,936 | 18,436 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 629 | 4,635 | 1,698 | 109 | 677 | -504 | - | 261 | 1,890 | 9,395 |
| South Lanarkshire | 133 | 4,416 | 7,672 | 2,381 | 855 | 2,961 | -741 | - | 563 | 5,318 | 23,558 |
| Stirling | - | 1,126 | 2,681 | 2,688 | 136 | 287 | -379 | - | - | 1,625 | 8,164 |
| West Dunbartonshire | - | 667 | 1,718 | 623 | 169 | 515 | 91 | - | - | 1,771 | 5,554 |
| West Lothian | - | 2,123 | 6,195 | 2,759 | 378 | 670 | 173 | - | 454 | 2,476 | 15,228 |
| HITRANS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NESTRANS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| SESTRAN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 712 | 712 |
| SWESTRANS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SPT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,053 | 3,053 |
| TACTRAN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -45 | -45 |
| ZetTrans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - 143 | 275 | 132 |
| Scotland | 3,478 | 62,208 | 133,007 | 63,201 | 12,491 | 33,246 | -44,084 | 17,344 | 6,467 | 91,822 | 379,180 |
Source: Scottish Government Local Financial Returns 2018-19, LFR 05
1. Support services costs, such as IT, HR, Legal etc., are included under the relevant subservice
2. The Scottish National Concessionary Travel bus scheme was introduced in April 2006 and administered by Transport Scotland, therefore local authority figures no longer cover bus travel but cover rail, subway, ferry and some taxi schemes. Further statistics on concessionary travel can be found in table 11.29.
| Tangible Fixed Assets | Intangible | Revenue Expenditure Funded from Capital Resources | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category of expenditure | Acquisition of land, leases, existing buildings or works | New construction, conversions & enhancement to existing buildings | Vehicles, Plant, machinery & Equipment | Intangible assets | Third Party Capital Projects | Consented Borrowing | Total Expenditure to be met from Capital Resources |
| Roads | 17,457 | 269,188 | 15,645 | 35 | 6,903 | - | 309,228 |
| Network and Traffic Management | 2,543 | 34,571 | 1,516 | - | 125 | - | 38,755 |
| Bridges | 175 | 25,769 | 340 | - | - | - | 26,284 |
| Parking services | - | 1,608 | 422 | - | - | - | 2,030 |
| Rail | - | 6,409 | 106 | - | 2 | - | 6,517 |
| Other Public Transport | 6 | 15,556 | 51,103 | 244 | 12,238 | - | 79,147 |
| Total Roads and Transport | 20,181 | 353,101 | 69,132 | 279 | 19,268 | - | 461,961 |
Source: Scottish Government CR Final 2018-19
1. Capital Expenditure is recorded on a accruals basis (not cash) and includes Capital Funded from Current Revenue.
| Authority | Roads | Network and Traffic Management | Bridges | Parking services | Rail | Public Transport | Total Roads and Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 12,156 | 2,369 | 147 | - | - | 20 | 14,692 |
| Aberdeenshire | 24,807 | 734 | 2,884 | - | - | 10,738 | 39,163 |
| Angus | 7,020 | 397 | - | 288 | - | 40 | 7,745 |
| Argyll & Bute | 10,782 | - | 54 | - | - | 22 | 10,858 |
| Clackmannanshire | 2,857 | - | 26 | - | - | - | 2,883 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 11,639 | 133 | 1,050 | 46 | 56 | 635 | 13,559 |
| Dundee City | 8,255 | 194 | 64 | 31 | 5,787 | - | 14,331 |
| East Ayrshire | 6,180 | 2,185 | 945 | 2 | - | - | 9,312 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 7,340 | 277 | 501 | - | - | - | 8,118 |
| East Lothian | 6,559 | 177 | 61 | 500 | - | - | 7,297 |
| East Renfrewshire | 2,150 | 697 | 81 | - | 286 | - | 3,214 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 16,005 | 10,322 | 5,205 | 48 | - | 1,293 | 32,873 |
| Eilean Siar | 1,796 | 320 | 673 | - | - | 624 | 3,413 |
| Falkirk | 6,991 | 394 | 842 | 34 | - | - | 8,261 |
| Fife | 11,623 | 2,421 | 169 | 147 | - | - | 14,360 |
| Glasgow City | 19,189 | 5,498 | 1,828 | - | - | - | 26,515 |
| Highland | 25,868 | 2,865 | 3,003 | - | 388 | 1,469 | 33,593 |
| Inverclyde | 4,361 | 368 | 105 | 9 | - | - | 4,843 |
| Midlothian | 5,400 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 5,428 |
| Moray | 5,678 | 345 | 352 | 156 | - | 302 | 6,833 |
| North Ayrshire | 4,595 | - | 974 | - | - | - | 5,569 |
| North Lanarkshire | 13,547 | 324 | 790 | 342 | - | 982 | 15,985 |
| Orkney Islands | 2,346 | - | - | - | - | 443 | 2,789 |
| Perth & Kinross | 22,087 | 2,108 | 2,822 | 23 | - | - | 27,040 |
| Renfrewshire | 7,180 | 1,254 | 293 | - | - | - | 8,727 |
| Scottish Borders | 8,971 | 1,198 | 794 | - | - | - | 10,963 |
| Shetland Islands | 2,802 | 74 | 20 | - | - | 1,916 | 4,812 |
| South Ayrshire | 5,492 | 1,555 | 32 | - | - | 40 | 7,119 |
| South Lanarkshire | 25,143 | 632 | - | 24 | - | 1,293 | 27,092 |
| Stirling | 8,414 | 596 | 605 | 125 | - | 50 | 9,790 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 6,659 | 23 | - | 255 | - | 11 | 6,948 |
| West Lothian | 5,336 | 1,295 | 1,575 | - | - | - | 8,206 |
| Tay Bridge | - | - | 389 | - | - | - | 389 |
| HITRANS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NESTRANS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SESTRAN | - | - | - | - | - | 49 | 49 |
| SWESTRANS | - | - | - | - | - | 233 | 233 |
| SPT | - | - | - | - | - | 58,852 | 58,852 |
| TACTRAN | - | - | - | - | - | 107 | 107 |
| ZetTrans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scotland | 309,228 | 38,755 | 26,284 | 2,030 | 6,517 | 79,147 | 461,961 |
Source: Scottish Government CR Final 2018-19
1. Capital Expenditure is recorded on a accruals basis (not cash) and includes Capital Funded from Current Revenue.
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unleaded Petrol 2 | ||||||||||||
| Price pence | 99.3 | 116.9 | 133.3 | 135.4 | 134.1 | 127.5 | 111.1 | 108.8 | 117.6 | 125.2 | 124.9 | 113.9 |
| of which: | ||||||||||||
| Duty | 54.4 | 57.2 | 58.2 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 |
| VAT 3 | 13.0 | 17.4 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 21.3 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 19.0 |
| All tax | 67.3 | 74.6 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 79.2 | 76.5 | 76.1 | 77.5 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 76.9 |
| All tax as a % of price | 68 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 68 |
| Diesel (derv)4,5 | ||||||||||||
| Price pence | 103.9 | 119.3 | 138.7 | 141.8 | 140.4 | 133.5 | 114.9 | 110.1 | 120.1 | 130.0 | 131.5 | 119.1 |
| of which: | ||||||||||||
| Duty | 54.4 | 57.2 | 58.2 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 |
| VAT 3 | 13.6 | 17.8 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 22.2 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 19.9 |
| All tax | 68.0 | 75.0 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.4 | 80.2 | 77.1 | 76.3 | 78.0 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 77.8 |
| All tax as a % of price | 65 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 65 |
Source: DECC - Not National Statistics
1. DTI discontinued publishing the price of LRP from September 2005, due to the low volume of sales. June figures for 4 star Lead Replacement Petrol (LRP) are available in previous editions of STS.
2. From June 2001 Premium unleaded prices represent Ultra Low Sulphur Petrol (ULSP) which now accounts for virtually all Premium unleaded sold.
3. VAT is rebated to business. From 1 April 1991 it was 17.5%, 15% in 2009, 17.5% in 2010 and 20% from 2011.
4. Diesel-engined road vehicle fuel (derv).
5. From June 2000, the figures are for ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) which now accounts for virtually all diesel sold.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unleaded 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 111.5 | 111.6 | 115.5 | 119.8 | 121.2 | 117.7 | 117.2 | 116.2 | 114.6 | 117.2 | 118.7 | 121.6 |
| 2011 | 127.5 | 128.4 | 131.9 | 134.7 | 136.7 | 135.6 | 135.1 | 135.3 | 134.7 | 134.0 | 133.2 | 132.1 |
| 2012 | 132.9 | 134.6 | 137.7 | 141.7 | 137.7 | 131.6 | 131.1 | 134.1 | 139.1 | 138.1 | 134.5 | 131.6 |
| 2013 | 131.7 | 136.4 | 137.2 | 136.8 | 132.7 | 134.1 | 134.7 | 136.9 | 137.2 | 131.5 | 129.7 | 130.8 |
| 2014 | 130.2 | 129.0 | 128.6 | 128.8 | 129.3 | 129.7 | 131.1 | 129.3 | 128.5 | 126.8 | 122.5 | 116.2 |
| 2015 | 108.5 | 107.2 | 111.0 | 112.5 | 115.7 | 116.4 | 116.4 | 114.5 | 111.5 | 109.0 | 107.2 | 103.7 |
| 2016 | 101.7 | 101.4 | 101.7 | 106.4 | 108.4 | 111.0 | 111.7 | 109.0 | 111.2 | 113.6 | 115.9 | 114.1 |
| 2017 | 118.7 | 119.9 | 119.4 | 117.3 | 115.5 | 115.5 | 113.9 | 115.6 | 118.9 | 117.2 | 119.1 | 120.0 |
| 2018 | 121.2 | 121.4 | 119.1 | 120.6 | 124.7 | 127.9 | 127.6 | 128.6 | 130.8 | 130.9 | 128.6 | 121.0 |
| 2019 | 119.5 | 118.9 | 120.4 | 124.1 | 128.1 | 127.6 | 127.4 | 128.5 | 127.0 | 127.1 | 125.6 | 124.4 |
| 2020 | 127.1 | 123.6 | 120.2 | 109.0 | 104.8 | 105.8 | 111.2 | 112.8 | 113.2 | 113.2 | 112.5 | 114.0 |
| Diesel | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 113.3 | 113.4 | 116.2 | 121.0 | 122.8 | 120.1 | 119.7 | 118.7 | 117.2 | 120.6 | 122.5 | 125.8 |
| 2011 | 132.1 | 133.4 | 138.1 | 141.1 | 141.5 | 139.6 | 139.4 | 139.9 | 139.2 | 139.4 | 140.3 | 140.6 |
| 2012 | 141.3 | 142.6 | 145.0 | 147.8 | 144.0 | 137.4 | 136.6 | 139.4 | 144.0 | 143.0 | 141.1 | 139.7 |
| 2013 | 139.5 | 143.9 | 144.6 | 141.3 | 138.0 | 139.3 | 139.6 | 141.6 | 142.3 | 138.8 | 137.3 | 138.8 |
| 2014 | 138.1 | 136.7 | 136.0 | 135.9 | 136.1 | 135.4 | 136.0 | 133.6 | 133.1 | 131.1 | 127.2 | 122.4 |
| 2015 | 115.9 | 114.6 | 118.2 | 119.1 | 121.0 | 121.2 | 118.7 | 111.7 | 109.8 | 110.8 | 110.1 | 107.8 |
| 2016 | 102.5 | 101.0 | 102.4 | 106.9 | 109.1 | 111.9 | 112.7 | 110.7 | 113.2 | 115.6 | 118.4 | 117.2 |
| 2017 | 122.0 | 122.8 | 122.3 | 119.9 | 117.4 | 117.5 | 115.4 | 117.3 | 120.5 | 120.3 | 122.7 | 123.5 |
| 2018 | 124.6 | 124.7 | 122.8 | 124.2 | 128.3 | 131.9 | 131.8 | 132.5 | 134.5 | 136.6 | 137.1 | 131.0 |
| 2019 | 129.3 | 128.9 | 130.7 | 132.9 | 135.3 | 133.4 | 131.8 | 132.6 | 131.3 | 131.9 | 130.3 | 129.4 |
| 2020 | 132.6 | 127.8 | 124.1 | 115.8 | 111.6 | 111.9 | 116.6 | 117.7 | 118.0 | 117.9 | 117.0 | 118.7 |
Source: DECC - Not National Statistics
Note: Data for earlier years can be found on the DECC website http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/statistics/source/prices/qep411.xls
1. From June 2001 Premium unleaded prices represent Ultra Low Sulphur Petrol (ULSP) which now accounts for virtually all Premium unleaded sold.
Petrol and Diesel prices, year average GB
Petrol and Diesel prices, by month, 2015 to December 2020 GB
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index: 2010=100 | |||||||||||
| Retail Prices Index (all items) | 100.0 | 105.2 | 108.5 | 111.9 | 114.5 | 115.6 | 117.7 | 121.9 | 125.9 | 129.2 | 131.1 |
| Transport components of the RPI: | |||||||||||
| Motoring expenditure | 100.0 | 108.8 | 109.7 | 109.6 | 108.7 | 104.0 | 105.5 | 112.3 | 117.2 | 118.9 | 119.0 |
| Purchase of motor vehicles | 100.0 | 98.2 | 96.2 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 93.0 | 90.6 | 91.0 | 93.8 | 94.2 | 97.2 |
| Maintenance of motor vehicles | 100.0 | 104.9 | 106.9 | 109.5 | 112.4 | 114.5 | 116.4 | 119.6 | 123.8 | 127.3 | 130.8 |
| Petrol and oil | 100.0 | 114.5 | 116.7 | 115.6 | 110.0 | 95.5 | 92.8 | 100.5 | 107.7 | 108.2 | 98.6 |
| Vehicle tax and Insurance | 100.0 | 120.7 | 123.2 | 124.4 | 127.5 | 133.4 | 154.6 | 182.3 | 188.4 | 196.9 | 213.2 |
| Fares and other travel costs | 100.0 | 107.3 | 112.4 | 115.7 | 119.6 | 126.4 | 129.5 | 134.0 | 138.4 | 144.9 | 146.9 |
| Rail fares | 100.0 | 107.1 | 112.3 | 117.0 | 120.9 | 123.4 | 123.7 | 127.2 | 131.1 | 136.4 | 139.5 |
| Bus and Coach fares | 100.0 | 106.7 | 112.4 | 115.3 | 117.3 | 121.2 | 125.9 | 143.9 | 150.7 | 154.4 | 165.4 |
| Other travel costs | 100.0 | 107.6 | 111.4 | 116.1 | 119.7 | 127.5 | 130.9 | 132.2 | 136.7 | 143.9 | 144.7 |
| Constant prices - Adjusted for general inflation using all items RPI | |||||||||||
| Motoring expenditure | 100.0 | 103.4 | 101.0 | 98.0 | 94.9 | 89.9 | 89.6 | 92.2 | 93.1 | 92.1 | 90.8 |
| Purchase of motor vehicles | 100.0 | 93.4 | 88.7 | 85.0 | 83.0 | 80.4 | 77.0 | 74.7 | 74.5 | 72.9 | 74.2 |
| Maintenance of motor vehicles | 100.0 | 99.8 | 98.5 | 97.9 | 98.2 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 98.6 | 99.8 |
| Petrol and oil | 100.0 | 108.8 | 107.5 | 103.3 | 96.1 | 82.6 | 78.9 | 82.5 | 85.5 | 83.8 | 75.2 |
| Vehicle tax and Insurance | 100.0 | 114.7 | 113.5 | 111.2 | 111.4 | 115.4 | 131.4 | 149.5 | 149.6 | 152.5 | 162.7 |
| Fares and other travel costs | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.5 | 103.5 | 104.5 | 109.3 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 109.9 | 112.2 | 112.0 |
| Rail fares | 100.0 | 101.8 | 103.4 | 104.6 | 105.6 | 106.8 | 105.2 | 104.4 | 104.1 | 105.6 | 106.4 |
| Bus and Coach fares | 100.0 | 101.4 | 103.6 | 103.1 | 102.5 | 104.8 | 107.0 | 118.0 | 119.6 | 119.5 | 126.2 |
| Other travel costs | 100.0 | 102.3 | 102.7 | 103.8 | 104.6 | 110.3 | 111.3 | 108.5 | 108.5 | 111.4 | 110.4 |
Source: Office for National Statistics
| 2007-09 | 2008-10 | 2009-11 | 2010-12 | 2011-13 | 2012-14 | 2014-16 3 | 2015-17 3 | 2016-18 3 | 2017-19 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase of vehicles | 24.10 | 23.10 | 19.90 | 18.20 | 21.00 | 26.20 | 28.60 | 26.20 | 23.50 | 24.00 |
| Purchase of new cars and vans | 8.70 | 7.40 | 5.70 | 6.10 | 8.70 | 12.50 | 13.90 | 12.40 | 8.90 | 9.10 |
| Purchase of second hand cars or vans | 14.70 | 15.00 | 13.70 | 11.80 | 11.80 | 12.70 | 13.40 | 12.40 | 13.60 | 14.10 |
| Purchase of motorcycles and other vehicles | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.50 | [0.30] | [0.50] | [1.00] | [1.40] | [1.30] | [1.10] | 0.80 |
| Operation of personal transport | 27.30 | 27.80 | 27.80 | 30.00 | 32.30 | 33.30 | 30.30 | 27.90 | 27.00 | 28.80 |
| Spares and accessories | 1.80 | 2.00 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.90 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.50 |
| Petrol, diesel and other motor oils | 18.40 | 19.20 | 19.50 | 21.60 | 23.20 | 23.90 | 21.40 | 19.50 | 18.40 | 19.50 |
| Repairs and servicing | 5.30 | 5.10 | 5.20 | 5.20 | 5.50 | 5.30 | 5.10 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| Other motoring costs | 1.80 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 1.90 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 2.20 |
| Transport services | 9.70 | 12.10 | 13.50 | 13.60 | 12.40 | 13.80 | 15.10 | 17.60 | 17.70 | 19.90 |
| Rail and tube fares | 2.00 | 2.20 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 2.40 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 2.80 | 2.90 |
| Bus and coach fares | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 1.80 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.60 |
| Combined fares | 0.30 | [0.30] | [0.20] | [0.10] | [0.00] | [0.10] | [0.10] | .. | .. | .. |
| Other travel and transport | 5.80 | 7.90 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 8.10 | 9.60 | 10.70 | 13.00 | 13.10 | 15.30 |
| Total Transport Expenditure | 61.10 | 63.00 | 61.20 | 61.80 | 65.80 | 73.30 | 74.00 | 71.70 | 68.20 | 72.80 |
| Total Household Expenditure | 438.70 | 447.20 | 440.60 | 437.30 | 449.00 | 474.40 | 481.70 | 492.30 | 492.20 | 508.20 |
| Transport as % of total exp | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.3 |
Source: Office for National Statistics
1. Based on weighted data and including children's expenditure.
2. The figures in this column refer to the average expenditure over the three financial year periods to reduce the effect of the sampling errors
3. ONS have changed the reporting period from calendar years to financial years . Users should exercise caution when making comparisons with previous years.