Senedd passes budget after Welsh Labour make deal with Plaid Cymru
All government departments and local authorities will get real-terms funding increases after Plaid agrees to abstainCardiff Bay’s Labour administration has managed to pass the Welsh budget after striking a deal with Plaid Cymru, releasing a real-terms funding increase for all government...
<p>All government departments and local authorities will get real-terms funding increases after Plaid agrees to abstain</p><p>Cardiff Bay’s Labour administration has managed to pass the Welsh budget after striking a deal with Plaid Cymru, releasing a real-terms funding increase for all government departments and local authorities ahead of May’s Senedd elections.</p><p>With 100 days to go before the contest, in which polls suggest the pro-independence Plaid Cymru will end more than 100 years of Labour hegemony in Wales, the government has allocated £27.5bn in spending for 2026-2027, up £1.2bn on the previous fiscal year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/27/senedd-passes-budget-after-welsh-labour-make-deal-with-plaid-cymru">Continue reading...</a>
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