The Local Government and Public Services Portfolio

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance – in the Senedd at 2:21 pm on 18 July 2018.

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Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative 2:21, 18 July 2018

Thank you very much for the reply, Cabinet Secretary. A reduction in public funding has given a greater focus on charging for services by local authorities. In November 2016, a report by the Auditor General for Wales concluded that the local authorities are not pursuing all options to generate income because of weaknesses in their policies and in how they use data and information to support decision making. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with ministerial colleagues and others about implementing the auditor general's recommendations to relieve some of the pressure on local authorities' budgets caused by cuts in the Welsh Assembly's funding?