Rebecca Evans told the Senedd the final 2024/25 local government settlement is 3.3% higher than in the current financial year, with a £184m increase in cash terms.
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Welsh rates of income tax frozen for sixth year in a row
Rebecca Evans, Wales’ finance minister, said Welsh taxpayers will continue to pay the same income tax as their English and Northern Irish counterparts in 2024/25.
Welsh Government’s spending plans for 2024/25 backed
The Senedd backed the Welsh Government’s spending plans for 2024/25 despite concerns about “extreme” cuts to public services.
Plans to expand the Senedd set for crunch votes
The Welsh Parliament is set for a series of crunch votes on contentious plans to expand the Senedd and reform the electoral system.
“More awareness of leukaemia is greatly needed”
Far too many leukaemia patients are being diagnosed after presenting at accident and emergency departments, leading to reduced survival rates, an MS warned.
Welsh Government accused of papering over cracks after apprenticeship funding u-turn
Vaughan Gething confirmed £5.25m has been restored to the 2024-25 apprenticeship budget, taking overall investment to more than £143m a year.
Senedd votes against ‘ill-conceived’ UK bill due to freedom of speech concerns
A UK Government bill, which would ban councils from using procurement to boycott countries on moral grounds, has been criticised in the Senedd.
Calls for Welsh Government to be given more control over its budget
A rare cross-party consensus emerged as the Senedd united in raising concerns that some community councils have more financial flexibility than the Welsh Government
Senedd tribute to ‘incredible band of women’ 100 years after White House peace campaign
Sioned Williams led a short debate to mark the century since four campaigners landed in New York in 1924 with a seven-mile-long petition signed by 390,296 Welsh women.
Warnings that Wales’ role in UK-EU relations has diminished since Brexit
Open democratic debate has been replaced by diktat and decisions made in the shadows, Senedd Members warned.