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Welsh government: ‘Urgent changes’ needed to draft budget

The report, which makes 39 recommendations, was backed by all four members of the committee including both Labour MSs.

It called for more money to be spent on preventative measures to tackle poverty and health issues, accusing the government of being “more focused on firefighting issues… at the expense of longer term, strategic budgeting”.

The committee also raised concerns around the upcoming hike in National Insurance contributions to be paid by employers – an announcement made in the Chancellor’s budget in Westminster.

The UK government has promised the Welsh government money to cover the extra cost for public sector employers in Wales, but it still is not known how much would be made available or if it would stretch to cover the increased bills for third sector organisations that provide services to the public sector.


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