Public Spending Figures for the Nations of the UK

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance – in the Senedd at 2:14 pm on 5 December 2018.

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Photo of Joyce Watson Joyce Watson Labour 2:14, 5 December 2018

I was interested to listen to the news bulletins yesterday morning, but dismayed to learn that spending in vital care services for elderly people in England has been cut by 25 per cent per person since 2010. That, of course, hasn't happened in Wales, because the Labour Welsh Government has protected those budgets, and I'm extremely proud of that, and I'm sure everybody would want to join with me in celebrating that fact. But, from next April, a portion of the income tax paid by people in Wales will directly fund Welsh public services. How will that free up Welsh Government to go further in terms of prioritising those vital front-line services?