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Plaid Cymru council chiefs say Labour budgets put local authorities in an ‘impossible position’
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PLAID Cymru council leaders say local authorities have been placed in an “impossible position” by British and Welsh Labour budgets, and will be forced both to cut services and raise council tax.
The Welsh government announced its funding allocation for local government on Thursday, stating that “core revenue funding … in 2025-26 will increase by 4.5 per cent on a like-for-like basis compared to 2024-25. No authority will receive less than a 3.8 per cent increase.”
But the Plaid leaders of Carmarthenshire, Gwynedd, Ynys Mon and Ceredigion councils said: ““We cautioned ministers that the increase for councils announced for next year clearly falls short of meeting the pressure on council budgets.”
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