Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council is responsible for providing services such as education, social services, housing and culture and leisure to the City of Edinburgh’s population of 470,000, which is spread over 264 square kilometres. The council’s current strategic priorities are the development of the city and regional economy, environmental sustainability, health, wellbeing and inclusion, services for children, and working to improve community safety and quality of life in our communities. In order to deliver this, the Council employs 16,646 people across 6 departments, and has a total revenue budget of £1042 million for 2009/2010. Council Tax makes up £225 million of this with £816 million coming from Government grants. The city’s total capital budget is £294 million.