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General fund revenue account budget

Template and guidance notes for the general fund revenue account budget (RA).

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 7 December 2012
• Last updated: 13 February 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

General fund revenue account budget: data preparation template 2026 to 2027

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 850 KB

Changes and key points to note - Revenue Account 2026-27 form

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General fund revenue account budget: specific guidance notes

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General fund revenue account budget: general guidance notes

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General fund revenue account budget: supplementary guidance on adequate validation explanations

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Revenue budget (RA) template to be completed by local authorities, along with accompanying guidance notes.

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• Last updated: 13 February 2026
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  1. 13 February 2026

     Updated form and guidance notes for 2026 to 2027.

  2. 14 February 2025

     Updated form and guidance notes for 2025 to 2026.

  3. 15 February 2024

     Updated form and guidance notes for 2024 to 2025.

  4. 20 February 2023

     Updated form and guidance notes for 2023 to 2024.

  5. 15 March 2022

     Updated form, template, parameters, calculator and guidance notes for 2022 to 2023.

  6. 9 March 2021

     Updated form and guidance notes for 2021 to 2022.

  7. 9 March 2020

     Added General fund revenue account budget 2020 to 2021: business rates calculator

  8. 17 February 2020

     Updated with template and guidance notes for 2020 to 2021.

  9. 18 March 2019

     Added General fund revenue account budget 2019 to 2020: general guidance notes for RA form

  10. 28 February 2019

      Added General fund revenue account budget 2019 to 2020: business rates calculator, and updated specific guidance notes for RA form.

  11. 20 February 2019

      Updated with template and guidance notes for 2019 to 2020.

  12. 27 February 2018

      Updated with template and guidance notes for 2018 to 2019.

  13. 23 February 2017

      Updated with forms and guidance notes for 2017 to 2018.

  14. 19 February 2016

      Updated with forms and guidance notes for 2016 to 2017.

  15. 3 March 2015

      Updated with forms and guidance notes for 2015 to 2016.

  16. 7 April 2014

      Updated with forms and guidance notes for 2014 to 2015.

  17. 7 December 2012

      First published.