Managing the Budget

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 8 January 2020.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 1:37, 8 January 2020

Well, of course, the setting of council tax is a matter for local councils themselves. And I have to say the Welsh Local Government Association have recognised the settlement that local authorities have received this year as being an exceptionally good one. And we've worked really closely with the WLGA and others in terms of setting the budget and understanding the pressures that they're under. And it was our commitment at the start to give local authorities the best possible settlement, and I think it's fair to say that many local authorities have been pleasantly surprised at the settlements that they've been able to receive. And some have indicated that the increases in council tax in their local areas won't be as large as they perhaps had first envisaged, because of the support Welsh Government has been able to give.