The Welsh government’s spending plans for the next year have been given the go-ahead in the Senedd on Tuesday evening. Its £26bn budget for the NHS, education and other public services passed a crucial vote after Labour ministers won the support of Liberal Democrat Jane Dodds last month.
Government politicians needed the help of one opposition MS – Dodds was won over after ministers promised a ban on greyhound racing and £1 bus fares for under-21s. The Welsh Conservatives and Plaid Cymru opposed the package, which covers the next financial year.
Labour MSs banged Senedd tables as the result of the vote came in with 29 Senedd members in support and 28 against, with one abstention from Dodds.
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