Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22

The Welsh Government laid its draft budget for 2021-22 before the Senedd to allow scrutiny of its proposals by the Finance Committee. Other Senedd Committees also considered the draft budget before it was finalised.

 

The Finance Committee published its report Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2021-22 (PDF, 1,997KB) on 4 February 2021. The Minister for Finance and Trefnydd responded (PDF, 737KB) to the Committee’s report on 5 March 2021.

 

A debate on the draft budget was held in Plenary on 9 February 2021.

 

A debate on the final budget was held in Plenary on 9 March 2021.

 

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Session 1: Welsh Government

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury

Margaret Davies, Deputy Director, Strategic Budgeting

Matt Wellington, Head of Budget Delivery

Anna Adams, Deputy Director, Head of Tax Strategy Policy and Engagement

8 January 2021

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Session 2: Office for Budget Responsibility

Richard Hughes, Chairman

Andy King, Budget Responsibility Committee member

13 January 2021

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Session 3:

Jon Rae, Director of Resources, Welsh Local Government Association

Dilwyn Williams, Chief Executive, Gwynedd Council

Darren Hughes, Director, Welsh NHS Confederation

13 January 2021

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Session 4:

Dr Ed Poole, Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis)

Guto Ifan, Research Associate, Wales Governance Centre (Wales Fiscal Analysis)

David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute of Fiscal Studies

13 January 2021

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Session 5:

Dr Steffan Evans, Policy and Research Officer, Bevan Foundation

Gemma Schwendel, Senior Analyst, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

15 January 2021

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Session 6: Andrew Campbell, Chairman, Wales Tourism Alliance

Ian Price, Director, CBI Wales

Dr Llyr ap Gareth, Senior Policy Advisor, FSB Wales

15 January 2021

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Session 7: Welsh Government

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd

20 January 2021

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Committee Reports on the Draft Budget

Finance Committee: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22

 

Welsh Government response (PDF, 737KB)

Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee:

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22 (PDF 303KB)

 

Welsh Government response (PDF 725 KB)

Children, Young People and Education Committee: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22 (PDF 461KB)

 

Welsh Government response (PDF 657KB)

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22 (PDF 568KB)

 

Welsh Government response (PDF 649KB)

Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22 (PDF 517KB)

 

Welsh Government response (463 KB)

Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee: Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22

 

Welsh Government response (PDF 507KB)

Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee:

Correspondence with the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism

Correspondence with the Minister for Education

Correspondence with the Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and the Welsh Language                                                      

 

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Status: Complete

First published: 09/06/2020

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