Caerphilly County Borough Council is to get £251million from the Welsh Assembly Government in annual funding.
The settlement, agreed by the coalition Labour and Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly Government, will help fund services ranging from libraries and social services to highways and education.
There will also be £9.7million available to support capital projects in Caerphilly and the council will also receive grants to support early years and post 16 education, recycling and refuse disposal.
Labour’s Caerphilly AM Jeff Cuthbert has welcomed the settlement but has been attacked by his Assembly rival Ron Davies for the stance.
Mr Cuthbert said: “This is a fair deal from the Assembly Government for Caerphilly Council given the current financial climate and the cuts we have seen imposed on Wales by the ConDem UK Government.
“Figures show that if the way the UK ConDem government fund English councils was applied to
Wales, Caerphilly Council would’ve lost £2.3 million. This shows the real difference the Labour-
led Assembly Government is making to protect frontline services.”
Caerphilly’s Plaid Cymru candidate Ron Davies responded to Mr Cuthbert’s assessment by claiming his rival was out of touch.
He said: “As ever Mr Cuthbert seems out of touch with reality. After ten years of joint Labour control in Cardiff Bay and Westminster, Wales has been left at the mercy of the Lib/Con cuts.
“The people of Wales will not be surprised at the cuts – but expected more from Labour. Under Labour the Welsh economy grew weaker and nothing was done to introduce a “fair funding formula.
“People will pay scant regard to Labour’s crocodile tears after their dismal period of office which left us defenceless and just opened the door to these cuts.”
Ron of course conveniently forgetting that he was part of that Labour Government for the first half of those 'ten years of joint Labour control'.
The last time I checked Plaid was in charge of the Welsh economy so what's gone wrong there Ron?