Welsh public services face £65m black hole due to tax hike, Senedd hears

Public services in Wales face a £65 million shortfall due to national insurances changes (Geoff Caddick/PA) - (PA Archive)

Welsh public services face a £65 million black hole due to Rachel Reeves’s national insurance tax hike, Mark Drakeford has warned.

The Finance Secretary for Wales has criticised the Chancellor’s decision not to fully cover the cost of higher employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) for public bodies, saying she is “wrong to do that”.