How Wales plans to spend £22bn next year
From Covid recovery to protecting communities from flooding, the final Budget from the Welsh Government will protect public services and boost the economy
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The Welsh Government has promised £22bn to protect public services in Wales and and boost the economy in the wake of the global pandemic.
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Expenditure increases include £385m in extra funding for core NHS services, taking funding for NHS Wales to more than £8.4bn. There is an extra £10m in capital funding for diagnostic equipment and an extra £6m for energy efficiency within the NHS.
There is an uplift of £176m for local government, taking account of the effect of the pandemic on business rates collection and the freeze in the business rates multiplier in 2021-22, with an additional £37m for social housing.
The increase in education spending includes an additional £22m for sixth forms and further education colleges as more students are predicted to stay in education next year, while there is an additional £40m for capital spending on schools, including £5m for net-zero carbon schools.
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