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Health by a thousand cuts? An initial analysis of the Welsh Government Draft Budget

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Health by a thousand cuts? An initial analysis of the Welsh Government Draft Budget

Posted on 20 December 2023 by Guto Ifan

On 19 October, the Welsh Government published its Draft Budget for 2024-25. It had additional funding to allocate - but the budget had been significantly eroded by higher-than-expected inflation, with […]

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Location of Aberystwyth (on the Moon) Bill

Posted on 8 December 2023 by Wales Governance Centre

This is a guest post by Professor Emyr Lewis When teaching public law at Aberystwyth University, I illustrate the legislative supremacy of the UK Parliament through an imaginary Act which […]

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Immigration in Wales and the Immigration Health Surcharge

Posted on 6 December 2023 by Larissa Peixoto Gomes

Wales Fiscal Analysis has conducted a review of data regarding the economic impact of immigration in Wales and how the Immigration Health Surcharge might create negative incentive’s for the immigration […]

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Beyond Politics: Labour Market Status in Wales

Posted on 14 November 2023 by Larissa Peixoto Gomes

Wales Fiscal Analysis has brough together a report using various data sources to show the reality of the labour market in Wales and how economic shocks affect the nation. Analyses […]

 

Time use research for Wales: sleep, eat, work

Posted on 29 August 2023 by Larissa Peixoto Gomes

Credit: Photo by Kevin Ku on Unsplash. Time use research asks individuals to describe what they do and how long they spend on each activity. This type of research has […]

Taxing Times: WRIT and the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2023-24

Taxing Times: WRIT and the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2023-24

Posted on 8 February 2023 by Larissa Peixoto Gomes

Yesterday, the Welsh Government's Draft Budget for 2023–24 was debated on the floor of the Senedd. The debate centred around prepared statements by Welsh Government Finance Minister Rebecca Evans (Labour) […]

“A perfect storm” – an initial analysis of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2023-24

“A perfect storm” – an initial analysis of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2023-24

Posted on 15 December 2022 by Guto Ifan

Setting out the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2023-24, Rebecca Evans described the annual exercise as one of the toughest since devolution. As we outlined in our Welsh Budget Outlook […]

Chancellor Kicks the Can of Full Fiscal Consolidation beyond the General Election

Chancellor Kicks the Can of Full Fiscal Consolidation beyond the General Election

Posted on 17 November 2022 by Cian Sion

Facing a sea of red ink in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s grim economic outlook, the Chancellor chose to protect key areas of spending on health and education… at least until the next General Election due in two years' time.

Yma o Hyd? The Welsh economy of ’58

Yma o Hyd? The Welsh economy of ’58

Posted on 16 November 2022 by Guto Ifan

On 21 November 2022, Wales will play in a World Cup finals game for the first time since our quarter final loss against Brazil on 19 June 1958. In the […]

What does the mini-budget mean for Wales?

What does the mini-budget mean for Wales?

Posted on 23 September 2022 by Cian Sion

Today's not-so-mini-budget included the largest tax give-away of any fiscal event in fifty years. In this blog post, the Wales Fiscal Analysis team take stock of what was announced, what wasn't announced, and the implications for Wales.