Local Authorities' Spending

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 16 October 2018.

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Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 1:58, 16 October 2018

(Translated)

Gwynedd Council is among the councils that will suffer most as a result of cuts following the local government settlement: a cut of up to £11 million, and that’s on top of years of dreadful cuts. On the other hand, the north Wales health board is operating on an annual financial deficit of around £26 million last year, despite the fact that the health board is in special measures and under your direct management as a Government. Is it fair to punish Gwynedd Council, an authority that has been praised for being robust in its financial arrangements, while rewarding a health board that is performing consistently poorly and is clearly failing at financial planning and to operate effectively for the benefit of the people of north Wales?