A second Scottish independence referendum is now “highly likely” after Scotland voted to remain in the European Union despite a vote to leave by the rest of the UK, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Public sector infrastructure procurement, including tenders from councils and the NHS, will need to specifically consider using British steel, the government has announced as part of moves to shore...
Wales had a net fiscal deficit of £14.7bn in 2014/15, equivalent to almost a quarter of its estimated GDP, according to an analysis of its public finances.
David Cameron has pledged the UK government will do “everything we can” to keep the steel plant at Port Talbot in Wales open, but indicated nationalisation of the facility was not likely.
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 governments in Cardiff and Westminster have struck a £1.2bn city deal for the Welsh capital, expected to provide up to 25,000 new jobs and attract £4bn in private investment.
School budgets are at “breaking point” as real terms funding cuts and mounting spending needs have put huge pressure on finances, a group of teacher unions has warned today.
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.
Welsh finance minister Jane Hutt has called for Cardiff Bay to be given additional financial freedoms in the forthcoming Spending Review in order to boost infrastructure investment.
Finance ministers from the UK’s three devolved administrations have issued a joint warning that UK government plans will cut spending “too fast and too far” and present a risk to...
