FM sets out where additional £157m funding is being spent in Wales
AMID sinking support for Welsh Labour in the opinion polls, First Minister Eluned Morgan has pledged £157 million of new funding to support her priorities this year.
The extra funding announced today includes £21m for diagnostic equipment for the NHS, on top of a £50m package announced last month to cut the longest waits.
Th First Minister said £20m will be provided for school and college repairs and an extra £1m for arts and cultural organisations — less than the arts sector was cut in the current Budget.
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