Sam Rowlands MS calls for appropriate funding for local councils
Speaking in the Senedd, Mr Rowlands, Shadow Minister for Local Government called on the Minister for Finance and Local Government, Rebecca Evans, to look into finding a fairer way of distributing funds.
He said:
“There does seem to be a significant differentiation at times between what council leaders and locally-elected members are saying is the funding needed through the funding formula to deliver many of the important services, against what you seem willing to support at times.
“For example one of the areas which has been raised, is the ability of rural authorities to deliver services across, at times, vast areas of geography, and how the current funding formula manages to reflect this.
“This is not anything new. It seems to be a regular battle that local authorities have with Welsh Government in terms of the funding formula because it does represent around 70% of a council's ability to spend on and deliver those services.”
He asked the Minister if she would consider commissioning an independent review of the funding formula for local councils.
