Follow the Money
From national local government spend to a single supplier
Scotland’s 32 councils spend billions each year. We start with Glasgow’s published trail — departments, accounts lines, ALEOs and contracts — then extend the same structure to every authority.
Modelled national total
£2.1bn
32 councils · mixed live/est.
Glasgow net budget
£2.1bn
2025/26
Top service
Education
£823m
Sample contracts
120
High-value extract
Glasgow — department spend
Live reference dataset
Budget composition
Share of net services
Income (Glasgow)
Non-ring fenced government grants£1,266,540,000
Non-domestic rates£386,817,000
Council tax£276,965,000
Capital grants and contributions£83,234,000
Education Services (CIES net)£54,649,000
Social Work Services (CIES net)£921,007,000
NRS (CIES net)£243,101,000
Related Companies & Joint Boards£33,000
Chief Executive’s Office (CIES net)£40,818,000
Financial Services (CIES net)£259,632,000
Cost of services (total net)£1,519,240,000
Expenditure (Glasgow)
Education Services (CIES net)£924,894,000
Social Work Services (CIES net)£1,526,414,000
NRS (CIES net)£515,066,000
Related Companies & Joint Boards£118,730,000
Chief Executive’s Office (CIES net)£159,037,000
Financial Services (CIES net)£345,331,000
Interest payable£131,635,000
Cost of services (total net)£3,589,572,000
How to read the trail
01
Pick a council
Open any of the 32. Live pages show full sections; templates keep the same layout.
02
Move through Money
Department shares → account lines → ALEOs → procurement contracts.
03
Check FOIs & audits
Where published data is thin, FOI tracker and audit notes fill the gaps.