The Welsh government have announced their budget for the upcoming year, but face an uphill task to get it voted through in the Senedd without an outright majority. They’ve promised increases across a number of areas, particularly in the NHS to tackle the waiting list crisis.
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00:00This time last year the Welsh Government announced a draft budget that could be summed up simply
00:06by cuts. This year it's all changed though with more money allocated from the UK Government
00:11to Wales, that means there's more money to go around.
00:16Former First Minister Mark Drakeford, who's now the Finance Minister, has announced the
00:19most recent draft budget with increases across the board, and one in particular will be a
00:23welcome move for many, with £600 million uptick for the NHS.
00:29The waiting list crisis has been one of the stories of the Senedd for the last few years,
00:32and First Minister Eluned Morgan is keen to tackle that issue as soon as possible.
00:38Plaid Cymru have said that the draft budget is unambitious, and there will be an anxious
00:42wait for it to be voted through as they don't have a majority in the Senedd.
00:47Labour will therefore need the support of at least one other party to push their budget
00:51through, so we'll need to convince either Plaid, Conservatives or the Solib Dem to back
00:57their plan.