Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 3, Senedd and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 31 January 2024

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6388

SeneddFinance@senedd.wales


Hybrid, Private

------

<AI1>

At its meeting on 18 January 2024, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from today's meeting.

 

</AI1>

<AI2>

Registration (09.15-09.30)

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

</AI3>

<AI4>

2       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Consideration of draft report

(09.30-10.30)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 104)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-03-24 P1 – Draft report

 

·         Chapter 1 – Introduction

·         Chapter 2 – Overview and Economic Context

·         Chapter 3 – Budget Narrative and Presentation

·         Chapter 4 – Fiscal Levers

·         Chapter 5 – Cost of Living Support

·         Chapter 6 – Sustainability of Public Services

</AI4>

<AI5>

3       Review of the Statement of Principles

(10.30-11.00)                                                                       (Pages 105 - 118)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-03-24 P2 – Cover paper

FIN(6)-03-24 P3 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government – 14 November 2023

FIN(6)-03-24 P4 – Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales – 12 December 2023

FIN(6)-03-24 P5 – Letter from the Senedd Commission – 11 December 2023

FIN(6)-03-24 P6 – Letter from Audit Wales – 20 December 2023

</AI5>

<AI6>

4       National Audit Office Report - Administration of Welsh Income Tax 2022-23

(11.00-11.15)                                                                                  (Page 119)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-03-24 P7 – Letter from the National Audit Office (includes hyperlink to its report on ‘Administration of Welsh Income Tax 2022-23’ – 19 January 2024.

</AI6>

<TRAILER_SECTION>

</TRAILER_SECTION>

<LAYOUT_SECTION>

1.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE                                                                                                                                      F_PR

FIELD_SUMMARY

</LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE                                                                                                                                      F_PR

</TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE

</HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

 

<COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_SUMMARY

</COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.1.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE                                                                                                                                      F_PR

FIELD_SUMMARY

</SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

 

<TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.2.          FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE                                                                                                                                      F_PR

</TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>