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| The Welsh NHS is to get an extra £425m to spend over the next two years, Finance Minister Jane Hutt has announced. | The Welsh NHS is to get an extra £425m to spend over the next two years, Finance Minister Jane Hutt has announced. |
| The AM also confirmed the minority Labour administration had struck a two-year deal with the Liberal Democrats to ensure the plans were approved. | The AM also confirmed the minority Labour administration had struck a two-year deal with the Liberal Democrats to ensure the plans were approved. |
| Ms Hutt was outlining the Welsh government's annual budget to AMs. | Ms Hutt was outlining the Welsh government's annual budget to AMs. |
| The overall budget was set at £15.1bn in 2015-16, down from £15.3bn the previous year. | The overall budget was set at £15.1bn in 2015-16, down from £15.3bn the previous year. |
| The extra NHS spending - £200m extra in this financial year and £225 next year - means there will be cuts in other areas. | |
| Local government is losing £192m compared with this year's budget, with education and skills losing £28m. | |
| Welsh government departments' budget changes for 2015/16 are as follows: | |
| Ms Hutt said: "The choices we must make are not easy and get tougher with each additional cut, but we have been open with the people of Wales about the scale of the challenge." | Ms Hutt said: "The choices we must make are not easy and get tougher with each additional cut, but we have been open with the people of Wales about the scale of the challenge." |
| Earlier, details emerged of a deal between Labour and the Liberal Democrats to ensure the budget is passed. | Earlier, details emerged of a deal between Labour and the Liberal Democrats to ensure the budget is passed. |
| Extra funding will be given to the Pupil Deprivation Grant, a scheme to increase school spending in poorer areas. | Extra funding will be given to the Pupil Deprivation Grant, a scheme to increase school spending in poorer areas. |
| The Lib Dems said the total deal was worth £223m over two years. | The Lib Dems said the total deal was worth £223m over two years. |
| As well as the education cash it includes a pledge to begin building the East Bay Link Road in Cardiff. The £57m project would connect Cardiff Bay with the A48 at Tremorfa, and was first mooted as part of the 1990s regeneration of the docks area of the City, before being cancelled by then Welsh secretary John Redwood. | As well as the education cash it includes a pledge to begin building the East Bay Link Road in Cardiff. The £57m project would connect Cardiff Bay with the A48 at Tremorfa, and was first mooted as part of the 1990s regeneration of the docks area of the City, before being cancelled by then Welsh secretary John Redwood. |
| There is also a pledge to spend £10m on a to-be-decided transport scheme in north Wales, and an additional £5.3m for Llandrindod Wells County War Memorial Hospital. | There is also a pledge to spend £10m on a to-be-decided transport scheme in north Wales, and an additional £5.3m for Llandrindod Wells County War Memorial Hospital. |
| Labour is without a majority in the Senedd, and needs a deal with another party to pass its annual budget. | Labour is without a majority in the Senedd, and needs a deal with another party to pass its annual budget. |
| Plaid Cymru withdrew from the talks this year in protest at plans to build the M4 relief road to the south of Newport. | Plaid Cymru withdrew from the talks this year in protest at plans to build the M4 relief road to the south of Newport. |
| The Liberal Democrats are also opposed, but the latest deal confirms the existing Welsh government position that construction would not start before the 2016 assembly elections. | The Liberal Democrats are also opposed, but the latest deal confirms the existing Welsh government position that construction would not start before the 2016 assembly elections. |
| Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said: "This deal reflects a major investment into our schools, while also offering a huge boost to Wales' economy. | Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said: "This deal reflects a major investment into our schools, while also offering a huge boost to Wales' economy. |
| 'Too little' | 'Too little' |
| "The Welsh Liberal Democrats are committed to giving all children, no matter their background, a fairer start in life. | "The Welsh Liberal Democrats are committed to giving all children, no matter their background, a fairer start in life. |
| "I am delighted that we have increased the value of the grant to be £1,150 per pupil on free school meals. Nearly 70,000 pupils across Wales will benefit from this investment. | "I am delighted that we have increased the value of the grant to be £1,150 per pupil on free school meals. Nearly 70,000 pupils across Wales will benefit from this investment. |
| Conservative health spokesman Darren Millar AM said: "Whilst any additional cash for the NHS is to be welcomed, this investment is a far cry from the record-breaking amounts that Welsh Labour has cut from the health budget in recent years. | Conservative health spokesman Darren Millar AM said: "Whilst any additional cash for the NHS is to be welcomed, this investment is a far cry from the record-breaking amounts that Welsh Labour has cut from the health budget in recent years. |
| "It is also too little too late for those who have seen their local hospitals and services closed or downgraded in recent years." | "It is also too little too late for those who have seen their local hospitals and services closed or downgraded in recent years." |
| Plaid Cymru finance spokesperson Alun Ffred Jones said the "short-sighted budget from the Welsh government delivers a vicious blow for the services that we rely on". | Plaid Cymru finance spokesperson Alun Ffred Jones said the "short-sighted budget from the Welsh government delivers a vicious blow for the services that we rely on". |
| He added: "The UK government's determination to shrink public services is being continued by the Labour government in Wales." | He added: "The UK government's determination to shrink public services is being continued by the Labour government in Wales." |