All You Want To Know About Local Authority Finance in Scotland

We are holding a session of ‘All You Want to Know about Local Authority Finance in Scotland’ in Edinburgh on 30th September 2008.

This course is designed for people who are not financial experts but who would like to gain an overview of Local Authority Finance in Scotland.

Do you think that a working knowledge of Local Authority Finance in Scotland would put you and your colleagues in a position of advantage?

Whether you are in a Local Authority as an Elected Member, Non-Financial Manager, or even a member of the Finance Team; or you are otherwise concerned with Local Government in Scotland, you could benefit from one of our courses at which you will learn: “All You Want To Know About Local Authority Finance in Scotland”

What the Course will cover:

General Fund Expenditure and how it is financed, Council Tax, Business Rates, Revenue Support Grant, Specific Grants, Finance settlement 2008/09 to 2010/11, Scottish Government proposals for a Local Income Tax, Business Improvement Districts, Capital Expenditure and how it is financed, Public Sector Borrowing Requirement, Prudential Borrowing, Capital Receipts, Capital funded from Revenue, Capital Grants, Loan Charge Support, Education, Social Work, Roads, Housing Revenue Account, Scottish Government proposals for Arms Length Management of Housing, European Funding, Treasury Management, Asset Management, Comprehensive Spending Review 2007, the Efficiency Agenda, Financial Management, Audit & Control, Budgets and Budgetary Control, Best Value Accounting Code of Practice.

Venue and Date(s)

Edinburgh: Capital Hotel – 30th September 2008

The course is accompanied by a very useful book entitled:

For more information contact us at the address below or click here to download our flyer