Welsh councils have warned plugging a £436m budget gap for next year would require an average council tax increase of 22% or the loss of 14,000 jobs.
Tag: Senedd
Votes to be counted day after next Senedd election instead of overnight
Daytime counts have become common practice in Wales, with votes for the 2021 Senedd election being counted during the daytime on the day following the election.
‘Relief beyond measure that the people of Caerphilly chose hope over hatred’
In this blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell discusses the upcoming UK budget and the recent Caerphilly by-election.
More patients, less funding: ‘inverse workload law’ hitting GPs in poorest areas
GP practices serving the most deprived parts of Wales are under-resourced, overworked and facing collapse despite experiencing the greatest patient need, a committee heard.
Wales ‘hurt hardest’ by Brexit trade barriers
Delyth Jewell led an “unprecedented” cross-committee inquiry which found “unanimous” agreement from witnesses that the UK-EU trade deal has not benefited Wales.
Senedd calls for plastic-wrapped veg ban amid health fears
Alarming health warnings that microplastics are being found in human brains, blood and breastmilk sparked calls for a ban on single-use plastic on fresh fruit and vegetables.
Plaid Cymru attacks ‘painfully slow’ progress on national care service
Plaid Cymru has accused the Labour Welsh Government of allowing plans for a national care service to become “painfully slow” and “drag on without direction”.
Welsh Water chief quizzed over plans to slash 500 jobs
Senedd Members quizzed the boss of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water about plans to cut around 500 jobs amid concerns about the “enormous” pay and bonuses pocketed by executives.
Minister vows to learn lessons after baby killed in ‘unimaginable’ dog attack
Wales’ deputy first minister Huw Irranca-Davies has vowed lessons will be learned after a nine-month-old boy was killed by a family dog in Monmouthshire.
Drakeford sets out plans to license Airbnb-style rentals
The new rules would initially apply to self-contained, self-catering accommodation – including listings on online platforms Airbnb and Booking.com.