Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 2:51 pm on 3 October 2018.
Cabinet Secretary, you've just acknowledged the difficult challenges that local authorities have across Wales, and I appreciate that, but rural local authorities receive the deepest cuts to their revenue support grant year on year. Powys County Council, for example, has received the joint deepest cut for the past 10 years. You will appreciate the challenges that rural local authorities have in delivering services across a large geographical area and the extra costs associated with that. So, what positive news can you give to rural local authorities in terms of the revenue support grant?