Healthcare in Wales is being offered hundreds of millions of pounds more next year to tackle record high waiting times. The Welsh government says there will be an extra £1.5bn to spend on public services in its £26bn budget for next April. All departments will see an increase – with transport receiving the biggest percentage boost, partly to pay for upgrading the Heads of the Valleys road. Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said the budget was a “real opportunity” to “reinvigorate our public services”. Most of the extra cash is going to the NHS, with £437m more for day-to-day spending. It is a contrast to the last budget which imposed cuts to all departments except health. The Welsh government says there will be an extra £81m to help reduce homelessness and “ensure everyone in Wales has a place to call home”.
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