Statistics published by the Office for National Statistics show that councils have budgeted to spend £8.57bn in 2018/19, up £542m, or 6.8 per cent, compared with the 2017/18 amount of £8.03bn.
This is a faster rate of increase than adult social care, which is due to rise by 3.2 per cent to £16.1bn in 2018/19, up £496m. Education is due to increase by 1.6 per cent to £33.9bn in 2018/19, up £520m.
Overall, 37 per cent of budgeted local authority total service expenditure is to be spent on education, 17 per cent on adult social care, 12 per cent on police and nine per cent on children's social care.
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