What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax

The next Welsh government is expected to face significant budget pressures despite a range of policy pledges. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images

The parties most likely to win the Senedd election next month offer radically different futures for Wales, but all six are facing criticism for not being “upfront” in their manifestos about the fiscal challenges the next Welsh government will face.

Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform UK, the Green party, the Conservative party, and the Liberal Democrats are standing for the Senedd, which is expanding from 60 to 96 seats under a more proportional voting system.