I will be addressing that in the rest of my speech.

Rhondda Cynon Taf, with reserves of £152.1 million, is also receiving a 0.8 per cent rise; Newport, with reserves of £102.3 million, a 0.6 per cent rise; Swansea, with reserves of £95.1 million, a 0.5 per cent rise. However, councils with the largest cuts of -0.3 per cent include Flintshire, with reserves of £49.4 million, Conwy with just £22.7 million, and Anglesey with £24.1 million.

The Welsh Government tells us that its local government funding formula is heavily influenced by deprivation indicators. However, Anglesey and Conwy are amongst five Welsh local authorities where 30 per cent or more of employees are paid less than the voluntary living wage, and prosperity levels per head in Anglesey are the lowest in Wales at just under half of those in Cardiff, yet council tax payers in Anglesey and Conwy are facing 9.1 per cent increases, compared to just 5.8 per cent in Cardiff and 4.5 per cent in Rhondda Cynon Taf.