Welsh Liberal Democrat-led Powys County Council has approved its Budget for 2023-2024 against unprecedented pressures, approving spending plans of more than £326 million and keeping the council tax at less than half the rate of inflation.
Concerns have been raised today in the Senedd over the rail service on the Cambrian Line which runs through Mid Wales.
During a Senedd debate today, Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader and Mid and West Wales Senedd Member Jane Dodds raised the plight of foodbanks across Montgomeryshire as they struggle with increased demand and stretched resources amid the cost-of-living crisis. Jane Dodds was questioning the Labour Minister of Social Justice Jane Hutt in response to a question on child poverty tabled by Montgomeryshire’s Conservative MS Russell George.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have described the budget agreement announced today by the Welsh Government as a “positive first step,” but they argue much more needs to be done to make Wales the fairer and more prosperous country they want it to be.
Responding to the news of cuts at Bangor University and the University of South Wales, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds MS said:
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called for the UK Labour Government to draw up plans for real economic investment in former mining communities across Wales.
Responding to the news that Cardiff University is set to shed 400 jobs, including cutting its nursing course, Welsh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick MP said:
Responding to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves on economic growth, Welsh Liberal Democrat Spokesperson David Chadwick MP said:
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