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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay. Thank you. And Joel James.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay, Minister. Thanks very much. We'll move on to Mabon, then. Mabon.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Yes, to give you just a little bit more time, Sam, let me just ask the Minister quickly in terms of the council tax reduction scheme whether she's confident that the £244 million is sufficient and will enable the Welsh Government's policy of tackling poverty…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Reg.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay, thanks, Carolyn. We turn, then, to Sam Rowlands.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
I see. So, possibly they are perhaps labouring under a misapprehension. Okay. Well, we'll move on. Carolyn Thomas.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
That's a separate point, I think, isn't it, to the national insurance levy and its use beyond the three-year period when it would benefit the NHS in Wales?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Judith.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
So, are the WLGA labouring under a misapprehension here, Minister?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay, thank you very much. Minister, just before we move on, on the national insurance levy and its use in Wales for the national health service, in the WLGA's written evidence, their understanding is that after three years that money then becomes available…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
You are.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay, Minister. Thanks very much. That's useful. I'll bring in Alun Davies at this point. Alun.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay. Minister, a final question from me before we turn to other committee members. Local authorities are playing an important role during the pandemic in terms of administering business support and grants and distributing that funding. Could you say anything…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, in terms of the local authority hardship fund and the decision not to continue it, was that a difficult finely balanced decision to make?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay, Minister. Thanks for that. Perhaps we could turn, now, to COVID-19 and the impact on local government and support from Welsh Government to local government to deal with that. Could you tell us, Minister, what assessment you've undertaken into the…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay, Minister. It would be good, actually, to have some further perhaps written evidence on those particular streams of funding and how that evaluation and assessment of outcomes is structured and takes place. Thanks for that. Could you also tell us how the…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, in terms of tackling poverty and inequalities, could you say a little bit more about how the allocations for local authorities are assessed in terms of their potential impact on inequalities and economic disadvantage? How will outcomes be measured?
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 2—Minister for Finance and Local Government
We've reached item 5 on our agenda today, scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget for 2022-23, and our second evidence session of the day with the Minister for Finance and Local Government. I'm very pleased to welcome Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 7 and 8 of the meeting
Okay, the next item for the committee then is item 3, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 7 and 8 of this meeting. Is committee content so to do? Okay, thank you very much. We will then move to private…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay. Thank you very much for that, Chris. And thanks very much Anthony, Richard and Chris for giving evidence to committee this morning and for staying with us as we've gone over what was the allotted time. Diolch yn fawr. You will be sent a transcript to…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Yes.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Thank you very much. We're way out of time, but just a very quick question from me. Just one item that we haven't dealt with yet, which we wanted to, and that's the national insurance levy for the NHS and the objective to redirect it to social care after…
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay, Richard. Thanks for that.
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Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay. That's great. Richard.
