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Minister warns austerity is not over

Welsh local government minister, Julie James, warned that austerity is not over as she announced the finance settlement.

Welsh local government minister, Julie James, warned that austerity is not over as she announced the finance settlement.

Local authorities will receive nearly £4.5bn in core revenue funding and business rates to spend in 2020/21 – an increase of £184m from 2019/20, on a like-for-like basis.

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