And the Cabinet Secretary will be able to respond to that in his final comments.

Also, the leader of Powys County Council talks about the efficiencies that have already been made in management and back offices. What she says in a letter to me and other AMs in our area is that,

'This approach is no longer sustainable, as the cuts are simply too deep.'

Simply too deep. Savage cuts. She talks about school budgets; job losses—of course, the local authority's the biggest employer in the area; service reductions; highways; maintenance; introducing or increasing charges to some of the public services, such as cemeteries, garden waste, car parking, et cetera.

So, we, on this side of the Chamber, on these benches, we want to make sure that local councils are empowered to make the decisions that affect their communities. Regrettably, there has been a trend towards a centralisation of funding in the form of specific Welsh Government grants rather than empowering those councils, in town councils, community councils, county councils across Wales, to make locally made financial decisions in their own areas—decisions that are suitable for their own communities. So, let's see a more flexible approach and let's see an increase in the revenue support grant rather than specific Welsh Government grants, then allow local authorities to protect more of the services that matter to them.

I will finish my contribution by reading the last-but-one paragraph from the leader of Powys County Council to myself and other AMs:

'It is not too late to reverse the position. The Chancellor's budget has provided additional support for the Welsh block and local government should be first in that queue to receive additional resources. Powys is the authority that has suffered more than most; it should be at the head of that queue.'

Well, I agree with the leader of Powys County Council, and let's agree to an independent review of the Welsh local government funding formula, Cabinet Secretary, and let's see a fair system that works for all parts of Wales.