Labour's Budget is a reflection of their failure to stand up for Wales
“Wales should not have to settle for less” – Heledd Fychan MS
Ahead of today’s (Tuesday 4th February 2025) vote on Draft Budget 2025-26, Plaid Cymru’s Heledd Fychan MS has criticised Labour for failing to deliver on their promise of meaningful change for Wales.
The Labour Welsh Government originally set out its Draft Budget in December 2024.
Despite promising a ‘partnership in power’ between both Labour Governments in Westminster and Cardiff, Labour have failed to stand up for Wales to demand a needs based funding model, powers over the Crown Estate and the billions owed to Wales from HS2.
Plaid Cymru spokesperson for Finance and Culture, Heledd Fychan MS said:
“Labour’s Budget is not one that will address the crisis facing the education or culture sectors, it won’t fix the NHS, and neither will it mean that councils across Wales will be able to properly deliver key public services that our communities rely on.
“While Labour said everything would be rosy once a UK Labour Government was elected, without securing the fair funding that Wales needs, this Draft Budget is yet another sticking plaster that doesn’t offer the meaningful change promised.
“Wales should not have to settle for less. We deserve a fair funding formula to invest in public services. We have the right to full control over our natural resources. And we should absolutely be given the £4bn owed from HS2. Labour’s failure to stand up for Wales and demand all of these from their colleagues in Westminster is reflected in this budget. It’s clear that only Plaid Cymru stands up for our communities.”