The Welsh Government should adopt a more joined-up approach to the financial help it offers business rather than focusing on individual projects, auditors said.
Public sector accountants need to start shouting out about what is happening in their sector locally in such a way that their voices are heard nationally, argues the WLGA’s Debbie Wilcox....
The Welsh Government has worked hard to protect frontline services from the effects of austerity but there is still more to do, the Welsh cabinet secretary for finance Mark Drakeford says.
Huw Vaughan Thomas, former auditor general for Wales, talks to PF’s Vivienne Russell about how the Wales Audit Office has evolved and the implications of the country’s new fiscal...
Northern Ireland’s public services incurred the biggest spending per head in the UK in 2016-17, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
The Welsh Government has admitted that a relationship it entered into with Pinewood film studios did not provide value for money, according to a Wales Audit Office probe.
Wales’ economy shows little sign of improving this year and some indicators are heading into reverse, including child poverty, a think-tank has warned.
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.