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Senedd Row over Whether Wales Was Shortchanged by UK Spending Review
- On June 11, Heledd Fychan chaired a debate in the Senedd in response to the UK Government’s spending review announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, which outlined departmental funding allocations.
- The spending review allocates nearly £5bn extra to Wales over the next three years, including £445m for rail improvements over 10 years, amid calls for fairer funding and criticism of ongoing shortfalls.
- Plaid Cymru highlighted Wales’s 11% share of UK rail track and argued it should receive £1.65bn from England’s £15bn infrastructure fund, while others described rail funding as an insult and token gesture.
- Heledd Fychan argued that Westminster’s funding allocations consistently disadvantage Wales, criticized the current funding mechanism as deeply flawed, and advocated for replacing the Barnett formula with an economic fairness bill.
- Despite criticisms, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford called the settlement a ‘big win’ and the first multi-year budget allowing future planning after years of austerity.
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