2. Statement by the First Minister: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 20 May 2020.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 1:34, 20 May 2020

Llywydd, I will begin with the impact of the virus on our finances. In just over a few months since the Welsh Government’s budget for 2020-21 was passed in the Senedd, the budget has increased by more than 10 per cent. We have moved rapidly to allocate those funds, together with repurposing existing budgets and realigning European funding. We have provided £40 million—I beg your pardon—. We have realigned European funding to meet the urgent purposes we face.