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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 8 January 2025 09.00

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 08/01/2025 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(08.30-08.45)		Registration
(08.45 - 09.00)		Private pre-meeting
(09.00)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee. 1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. There was no substitute for Rhianon Passmore MS.
(09.00)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The Land Transaction Tax (Tax Bands and Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 - 10 December 2024 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The Land Transaction Tax (Tax Bands and Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 - 10 December 2024 , item 2.1 PDF 929 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill – Stage 1 scrutiny - 11 December 2024 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 2 - Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill – Stage 1 scrutiny - 11 December 2024 , item 2.2 PDF 1 MB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter to the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill - Stage 1 scrutiny - 16 December 2024 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 3 - Letter to the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill - Stage 1 scrutiny - 16 December 2024 , item 2.3 PDF 748 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care to the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee: Further information on Stage 2 non-Government amendments - 17 December 2024 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 4 - Letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care to the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee: Further information on Stage 2 non-Government amendments - 17 December 2024 , item 2.4 PDF 1 MB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Report on Outturn 2023-24 - 20 December 2024 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 5 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Report on Outturn 2023-24 - 20 December 2024 , item 2.5 PDF 2 MB
	2.6	PTN 6 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Additional information following the Committee's Draft Budget scrutiny session on 12 December - 20 December 2024 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 6 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Additional information following the Committee's Draft Budget scrutiny session on 12 December - 20 December 2024 , item 2.6 PDF 1 MB
	2.7	PTN 7 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Written evidence from Cymdeithas yr Iaith View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 7 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Written evidence from Cymdeithas yr Iaith , item 2.7 PDF 500 KB View as HTML (2.7/1) 16 KB
	2.8	PTN 8 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Written evidence from Flintshire County Council View the background to item 2.8 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 8 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Written evidence from Flintshire County Council , item 2.8 PDF 250 KB View as HTML (2.8/1) 23 KB
	2.9	PTN 9 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Written evidence from Tenovus Cancer Care View the background to item 2.9 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 9 - Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Written evidence from Tenovus Cancer Care , item 2.9 PDF 168 KB
	2.10	PTN 10 - Letter from the Public Ombudsman for Wales regarding an appeal hearing of a former councillor - 17 December 2024 View the background to item 2.10 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 PTN 10 - Letter from the Public Ombudsman for Wales regarding an appeal hearing of a former councillor - 17 December 2024 , item 2.10 PDF 300 KB
(09.00 - 09.50)	3.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 2 View the background to item 3. Richard Hughes, Chair, Office for Budget Responsibility Tom Josephs, Budget Responsibility Committee member, Office for Budget Responsibility Professor David Miles, Budget Responsibility Committee member, Office for Budget Responsibility Supporting documents: Consultation response pack FIN(6)-01-25 P1 - Summary of consultation responses FIN(6)-01-25 P2 - Welsh taxes outlook (December 2024) Senedd Research Brief Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 24 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted FIN(6)-01-25 P2 - Welsh taxes outlook (December 2024) , item 3. PDF 2 MB Restricted enclosure 26 View the reasons why document 3./3 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 from Richard Hughes, Chair, Office for Budget Responsibility; Tom Josephs, Budget Responsibility Committee member, Office for Budget Responsibility; and Professor David Miles, Budget Responsibility Committee member, Office for Budget Responsibility.
(09.50 - 10.00)		Break
(10.00 - 11.00)	4.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 3 View the background to item 4. David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis) Guto Ifan, Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis) Supporting documents: Senedd Research Brief Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 28 View the reasons why document 4./1 is restricted Minutes: 4.1 The Committee took evidence on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 from David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis); and Guto Ifan, Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis).
(11.00 - 11.10)		Break
(11.10 - 12.10)	5.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session 4 View the background to item 5. Victoria Vasey, Director, Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales / Wales Women’s Budget Group (WWBG) Simon Hatch, Director, Citizens Advice Cymru Natalie Zhivkova, Policy & Insights Manager, Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 P3 - Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales / Wales Women’s Budget Group (WWBG) FIN(6)-01-25 P4 - Citizens Advice Cymru FIN(6)-01-25 P5 - Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) Senedd Research Brief Supporting documents: FIN(6)-01-25 P3 - Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales / Wales Women’s Budget Group (WWBG) , item 5. PDF 2 MB FIN(6)-01-25 P4 - Citizens Advice Cymru , item 5. PDF 2 MB FIN(6)-01-25 P5 - Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) , item 5. PDF 263 KB View as HTML (5./3) 33 KB Restricted enclosure 33 View the reasons why document 5./4 is restricted Minutes: 5.1 The Committee took evidence on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 from Victoria Vasey, Director, Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales / Wales Women’s Budget Group (WWBG); Simon Hatch, Director, Citizens Advice Cymru; and Natalie Zhivkova, Policy and Insights Manager, Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA).
(12.10)	6.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The motion was agreed.
(12.10 - 12.30)	7.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 7. Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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