The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, , has announced that local
authorities will next year receive £6.4bn from the Welsh
Government to spend on delivering key services.
The investment, which comes from the Revenue Support Grant and
non-domestic rates, means that Welsh councils will receive an
average 2.7% funding increase, helping to protect vital services
including social care, education and waste collection.
In addition, a fully funded floor will ensure that no council
receives less than a 2.3% increase.
In addition to the core settlement, there will also be grants for
local government amounting to over £1.3bn for revenue purposes
and over £1.08bn for capital investment.
Every year our national Council Tax Reduction Scheme means that
vulnerable and low-income households will continue to be
supported to pay their council tax bills. .
Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, , said: “We have been
listening to local government, and we fully recognise the
challenges that they face.
“This provisional settlement is the beginning of the budget
process , Our priority has been to provide councils with the
stability they need to set budgets which protect and deliver core
frontline services.
“We will continue to work closely with the Welsh Local Government
Association and council leaders to see where we can provide
additional flexibility when managing their budgets.
“We are committed to working with all parties to develop a budget
which ensures our public services can continue to operate
effectively and which can be passed by the Senedd in the final
months of this term.”
The final budget will be published in January following
consultation with local authorities and stakeholders.
