🌟 Big news for Wales! 🌟
The Welsh Government has announced the funding for all 22 councils for 2026/27, and there’s some good news—no council will receive less than a 4% funding boost compared to last year! 👏
Councils will share a whopping £6.55 billion to keep essential services running smoothly, from schools and roads to rubbish collection. 🏫🛣️🗑️
Jayne Bryant, the Welsh cabinet figurehead, acknowledged the financial pressures on local authorities, especially in education and social care. She assured that core revenue funding will rise by 4.5% on a like-for-like basis.
A special shoutout to the budget deal between Labour and Plaid Cymru, which played a key role in securing this vital funding. 🙌
Here’s a quick look at how much each council will get:
– Gwynedd: £264m
– Conwy: £233m
– Denbighshire: £229m
– Flintshire: £294m
– Wrexham: £268m
– Powys: £267m
– Ceredigion: £153m
– Pembrokeshire: £248m
– Carmarthenshire: £400m
– Swansea: £502m
– Neath Port Talbot: £326m
– Bridgend: £296m
– Vale of Glamorgan: £240m
– Rhondda Cynon Taf: £556m
– Merthyr Tydfil: £142m
– Caerphilly: £398m
– Blaenau Gwent: £165m
– Torfaen: £205m
– Monmouthshire: £144m
– Newport: £356m
– Cardiff: £716m
Councils have until the end of the fiscal year to finalise their budgets, including council tax rates. 📅💼
Kudos to all the officers and elected members who work tirelessly to meet these challenges. Your resilience is inspiring! 🌟
Stay tuned for more updates and let us know what you think about these changes. ⬇️👇