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First minister's questions unpicks the budget implications for Wales
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street

WELSH First Minister Mark Drakeford said today that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget had prioritised petrol and potholes over people and pay.

He was speaking about the Budget’s impact on the Welsh economy during First Minister’s Questions in the Senedd.

Welsh Conservatives head Andrew Davies wanted to know whether the Welsh government would implement the childcare arrangements that Mr Hunt announced for England.

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