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Ruth Mosalski

Future Generations Commissioner Sophie Howe says her £1.5m budget is not enough

Wales' Future Generations Commissioner has told the Senedd her office's £1.5m annual budget is not sufficient and creates "an impossible task".

Sophie Howe's comments have led the Welsh Conservatives to call for the role to be scrapped, saying it is "wasting taxpayers' money".

Ms Howe, whose annual report for 2021-22 said she has expenditure of £1.7m including £1.2m in staffing, told a meeting of the Senedd equality committee this week that she receives the least funding of all Wales' four commissioners.

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