A consultation on proposed amendments to the local authorities’ capital finance and accounting in Wales has thrown up interesting questions about how councils borrow, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt....
An independent review of health and social care in Wales has called for the creation of a seamless service organised around users and their families, as close as possible to their homes.
Wales’ economy shows little sign of improving this year and some indicators are heading into reverse, including child poverty, a think-tank has warned.
Mark Drakeford, Welsh cabinet secretary for finance and local government, talks exclusively to PF about taxes, budget setting and why austerity is a failed policy.
Welsh local authorities will see their core funding cut by 0.5% next year, following the announcement of a settlement local government secretary Mark Drakeford described as “challenging but...
Welsh finance secretary Mark Drakeford today issued his draft budget for next year, pledging greater certainty for public services amid ongoing austerity.
Warnings over the financial viability of plans to merge Welsh councils are being ignored as costs of implementation remains unclear, CIPFA has claimed.
The Welsh finance secretary has called on the UK government to replace EU funding as Cardiff announced it had reached a target to draw down billions of European cash.
Almost one third of community councils in Wales are failing to either prepare their accounts on time, manage risk, or set an appropriate budget, according to the Welsh spending watchdog.
Local authorities in Wales working with charities and voluntary organisations must do more to demonstrate they are receiving value for money, the auditor general for Wales has said.
The Welsh local government minister has told Public Finance he is “open minded” about how funding might change to accommodate planned reforms to the sector that would pool some services at a regional...
The Welsh finance secretary has welcomed the increase in capital funding announced by chancellor Philip Hammond in the Autumn Statement this week, but said it did not go far enough.
Ahead of addressing the CIPFA Wales conference later this month, Welsh Government cabinet secretary for finance Mark Drakeford sets out the challenges for public services posed by Brexit and...
An independent commission has concluded that reform to council funding in Wales, including authorities raising a far greater share of their income from local taxes, would deliver “significant...
The NHS in Wales will receive an extra £300m next year as part of Welsh Government efforts to protect frontline services, according to Cardiff Bay’s draft Budget.
