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| Services facing budget cuts | |
| (30 minutes later) | |
| Key Welsh Assembly Government departments are facing revenue cuts in real terms. | Key Welsh Assembly Government departments are facing revenue cuts in real terms. |
| The scale of the cuts emerged after next year's draft budget was published. | The scale of the cuts emerged after next year's draft budget was published. |
| Based on 1.5% inflation, the day-to-day spending of departments responsible for education and the economy are both set to fall by 0.6% in 2010/2011. | |
| But the environment, sustainability and housing department revenue is set to rise by 3.9% and health and social services by 1.1% in real terms. | But the environment, sustainability and housing department revenue is set to rise by 3.9% and health and social services by 1.1% in real terms. |
| Ministers said they would seek more efficiencies rather than cut services. | Ministers said they would seek more efficiencies rather than cut services. |
| Welsh Conservative leader Nick Bourne said the "poor draft budget" was caused by "Labour's inability to manage finances, both at Westminster and in the assembly". | Welsh Conservative leader Nick Bourne said the "poor draft budget" was caused by "Labour's inability to manage finances, both at Westminster and in the assembly". |
| The 1.5% estimate for inflation is the figure the assembly government has used as the basis of its calculations. | |
| In cash terms, revenue at the departments for the economy and transport and education are to rise by 0.9%, rural affairs by 1.2% (a 0.3% cut after inflation) and heritage by 1.5% (no change in real terms). | |
| The two hardest hit departments are within the assembly government's own administrative departments. | |
| Revenue for public services and performance will fall by one per cent in cash terms, a 2.5% reduction after inflation, and central services and administration is due to receive an increase of 0.3%, a cut of 1.2% when the inflation figure is taking into account. | |
| Only three departments can expect real-terms increases in their revenue: | |
| • social justice and local government - up 2.2% (0.7% after inflation) | |
| • health and social services - up 2.6% (1.1%) | |
| • environment, sustainability and housing - up 5.4% (3.9%) |