Meeting Venue:
Video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Friday, 21 January 2022
Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.50
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12720
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair) Mike Hedges MS Rhianon Passmore MS Gareth Davies MS (In place of Peter Fox MS) |
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Witnesses: |
Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government Andrew Jeffreys, Welsh Government |
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Committee Staff: |
Owain Roberts (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Georgina Owen (Second Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) |
In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair has determined that the public are excluded from the Committee's meeting in order to protect public health. This meeting will be broadcast live on www.senedd.tv
Private pre-meeting - Informal (09.15-09.30)
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Finance Committee.
1.2 Apologies were received from Peter Fox MS. Gareth Davies MS attended as a substitute.
2 Paper(s) to note
2.1. The papers were noted.
2.1 PTN 1 - Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Written evidence from Wales Environment Link - January 2022
2.2 PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Llywydd: The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Regulations 2022 – 18 January 2022
2.3 PTN 3 - Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Additional information - Wales Tourism Alliance - January 2022
3 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 8
3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; and Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Treasury on the Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23.
3.2 The Minister agreed to provide the Committee with the following information:
· a note on the successor group due to replace the budget advisory group on equalities (BAGE);
· a note on financial transactions capital; and
· a note on business support in relation to digital infrastructure and developing digital skills, particularly for small businesses.
4 Scrutiny of The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
4.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; and Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Treasury on the Scrutiny of The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and the meeting on 28 January 2022.
5.1 The motion was agreed.
6 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Consideration of evidence / Key issues
6.1 The Committee considered the evidence.
7 Supplementary Budget 2021-22 requests from Directly Funded Bodies
7.1 The Committee considered the supplementary budget requests from the Directly Funded Bodies.
8 Consideration of Forward Work Programme
8.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.
9 Business Committee review of committee timetable and remits
9.1 The Committee considered the Business Committee review of committee timetable and remits.