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Welsh budget: Labour promises extra £240m for NHS Welsh budget: Labour promises extra £240m for NHS
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An extra £240m for the NHS has been announced in the Welsh budget.An extra £240m for the NHS has been announced in the Welsh budget.
Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford also promised £10m for a pilot scheme to provide 30 hours of free childcare for three and four year olds.Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford also promised £10m for a pilot scheme to provide 30 hours of free childcare for three and four year olds.
There are cuts to some areas of local government, community projects and education, including the end of the £20m Schools Challenge Cymru scheme. There are cuts to some areas of local government and community projects, plus the end of the £20m Schools Challenge Cymru scheme.
Total spending is at £14.95bn. Mr Drakeford warned AMs of "further cuts to come" from UK government decisions.Total spending is at £14.95bn. Mr Drakeford warned AMs of "further cuts to come" from UK government decisions.
"We cannot hide from the challenges this presents," he told the Senedd on Tuesday."We cannot hide from the challenges this presents," he told the Senedd on Tuesday.
Spending plans had also been shaped by the "unprecedented challenges" posed by Brexit and the resulting loss of European funding, Mr Drakeford added.Spending plans had also been shaped by the "unprecedented challenges" posed by Brexit and the resulting loss of European funding, Mr Drakeford added.
"In these uncertain times, we have published a one-year revenue budget, which will provide stability and assurances for our valued public services in the immediate future while we work collectively to plan for the future," he said."In these uncertain times, we have published a one-year revenue budget, which will provide stability and assurances for our valued public services in the immediate future while we work collectively to plan for the future," he said.
The end of the flagship Communities First anti-poverty programme - costing £30m a year - had previously been announced.The end of the flagship Communities First anti-poverty programme - costing £30m a year - had previously been announced.
Local government has been given a real-terms cut in its day-to-day spending, but a large increase in the amount of capital funds available for one-off projects.Local government has been given a real-terms cut in its day-to-day spending, but a large increase in the amount of capital funds available for one-off projects.
Other funding commitments include £111m for apprenticeships and traineeships, and £4.5m towards a pledge to raise the savings limit for people in residential care to £50,000.Other funding commitments include £111m for apprenticeships and traineeships, and £4.5m towards a pledge to raise the savings limit for people in residential care to £50,000.
Responding for the Welsh Conservatives, finance spokesman Paul Davies said he hoped the draft budget would "deliver for Welsh communities where so many others before it have failed".Responding for the Welsh Conservatives, finance spokesman Paul Davies said he hoped the draft budget would "deliver for Welsh communities where so many others before it have failed".
UKIP's Mark Reckless questioned whether the rise in local government funding could be afforded, asking if there was a risk of "very significant cuts" following the council elections in May. UKIP's Mark Reckless questioned whether ministers could protect local government funding, asking if there was a risk of "very significant cuts" following next May's council elections.
With Labour just short of a majority in the Senedd, ministers had already announced a deal with Plaid Cymru to ensure the budget will pass. With Labour just short of a majority in the Senedd, ministers have struck a deal with Plaid Cymru to ensure the budget will pass.
The agreement - covering £119m worth of spending - included a promise of £30m extra funding for higher and further education and £5m to boost the Welsh language.The agreement - covering £119m worth of spending - included a promise of £30m extra funding for higher and further education and £5m to boost the Welsh language.
Plaid Cymru finance spokesman Adam Price said his party had secured "tangible improvements to the lives of people in Wales" by finding "common ground" with Labour.Plaid Cymru finance spokesman Adam Price said his party had secured "tangible improvements to the lives of people in Wales" by finding "common ground" with Labour.
Earlier, Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies had dismissed the deal as "groundhog day again", telling BBC Radio Wales that "the nationalists are rowing in behind Labour and propping them up for another 12 months of failure". However, Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies has dismissed the deal as "groundhog day again", telling BBC Radio Wales that "the nationalists are rowing in behind Labour and propping them up for another 12 months of failure".