Public Finances

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:39 pm on 15 September 2020.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 1:39, 15 September 2020

Llywydd, the Office for Budget Responsibility's latest assessment shows a very large increase in the fiscal deficit for the UK as a whole during this financial year. The Welsh Government's fiscal framework protects the Welsh budget from the impact on devolved revenues of the UK-wide economic shock arising from the pandemic.