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14 Mar 19
Welsh households will endure the sharpest rise in council tax for 15 years, CIPFA has found.
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12 Mar 19
Redundancy packages for senior public sector workers are likely to be capped at £95,000, as the government seeks to implement the policy passed into law in the 2016 Enterprise Act.
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22 Jan 19
NHS Wales spending on agency staff has risen 171% in the seven years to 2017-18, according to the auditor general.
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17 Jan 19
There are “significant weaknesses” in the auditing practices of many Welsh town and community councils, according to a report by the Welsh Auditor General.
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15 Jan 19
The Welsh auditor general has said councils must “get a grip on financial management” as the number of qualified audit opinions has doubled in 2017-18.
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20 Dec 18
The Welsh Revenue Authority and Welsh Treasury are “working well” to implement plans that shift some tax and borrowing powers from the UK government to the country, the auditor general for Wales...
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12 Dec 18
The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
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7 Dec 18
Mark Drakeford is to become Wales’ new first minister after being elected leader of the Welsh Labour party.
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29 Nov 18
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.
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23 Nov 18
The auditor general for Wales Adrian Crompton writes on how his organisation is modernising and driving through change.
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22 Nov 18
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....
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21 Nov 18
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.
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23 Oct 18
The Wales Audit Office has uncovered £5.4m of fraud and overpayments across public services in Wales over the last two years.
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10 Oct 18
Last week’s draft Welsh budget was the first to include Wales-specific income taxes. Guto Ifan of Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre argues that this new fiscal context demands an...
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4 Oct 18
The Welsh Government has published its draft budget for 2019-20 including extra funds for health, social care and local government.
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14 Sep 18
The Welsh government will receive £23.5m to fund teachers’ pay rises, the UK government has said.
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7 Sep 18
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...
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6 Aug 18
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.
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18 Jul 18
The 22 councils in Wales are to be encouraged to merge on a voluntary basis according to Welsh Government plans.
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13 Jul 18
School spending per pupil in England has fallen by 8% in real terms since 2009-10, more than the drop seen in Wales, according to an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis.
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2 Jul 18
Council tax in Wales should be reformed at the same time as the nation gains new powers over income tax next year, according to academics.
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29 Jun 18
The government has scrapped plans for a major tidal energy project in Wales, the energy secretary announced.
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14 Jun 18
Wales would take a financial hit if the Barnett formula is used to allocate replacement funding for EU programmes, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
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14 Jun 18
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.
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7 Jun 18
The Welsh government is pledging to open “a new chapter for rail services” with a £5bn investment in the network.
14 Mar 19Welsh households will endure the sharpest rise in council tax for 15 years, CIPFA has found.
12 Mar 19Redundancy packages for senior public sector workers are likely to be capped at £95,000, as the government seeks to implement the policy passed into law in the 2016 Enterprise Act.
22 Jan 19NHS Wales spending on agency staff has risen 171% in the seven years to 2017-18, according to the auditor general.
17 Jan 19There are “significant weaknesses” in the auditing practices of many Welsh town and community councils, according to a report by the Welsh Auditor General.
20 Dec 18The Welsh Revenue Authority and Welsh Treasury are “working well” to implement plans that shift some tax and borrowing powers from the UK government to the country, the auditor general for Wales...
12 Dec 18The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
7 Dec 18Mark Drakeford is to become Wales’ new first minister after being elected leader of the Welsh Labour party.
23 Nov 18The auditor general for Wales Adrian Crompton writes on how his organisation is modernising and driving through change.
22 Nov 18Public 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....
23 Oct 18The Wales Audit Office has uncovered £5.4m of fraud and overpayments across public services in Wales over the last two years.
14 Sep 18The Welsh government will receive £23.5m to fund teachers’ pay rises, the UK government has said.
6 Aug 18Northern 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.
18 Jul 18The 22 councils in Wales are to be encouraged to merge on a voluntary basis according to Welsh Government plans.
13 Jul 18School spending per pupil in England has fallen by 8% in real terms since 2009-10, more than the drop seen in Wales, according to an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis.
2 Jul 18Council tax in Wales should be reformed at the same time as the nation gains new powers over income tax next year, according to academics.
29 Jun 18The government has scrapped plans for a major tidal energy project in Wales, the energy secretary announced.
14 Jun 18The 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.
7 Jun 18The Welsh government is pledging to open “a new chapter for rail services” with a £5bn investment in the network.
