30/09/2014 BBC Wales Today

The number crunching is over, negotiations have ended,

the Welsh Government has announced its spending plans for next year.

It has more than ?15 billion to spend on public services -

?40 million less than they have this year.

But, the draft budget includes an extra ?425 million

But the extra spending on health means cuts in local government

Here's our political correspondent, Daniel Davies.

Finance Minister Jane Hutt has less to spend.

So another part of the public sector will feel the pain

of her funding injection for the health service.

Here's how the picture fits together.

There'll be an extra ?425 million for the health service

over two years - ?225 million of it next year.

There'll be more for the economy, science

and transport next year too - ?14 million.

But every other department gets a cut.

Education is down more than ?28 million.

Funding for local councils will fall by more than ?192 million.

The Welsh government isn't just short of cash.

It's short of seats in the Assembly too - it has no majority.

Fundamental differences with the Conservatives

and a row with Plaid Cymru mean Labour has just one option

Their price - a ?200 million deal over two years,

with more funding for school children from deprived families.

It has always been the Welsh Liberal Democrat priority to make sure that

we begin to close the educational funding gap that exists between

England and Wales, starting with our poorest pupils first. We have

secured an increase in the amount of money that goes to schools to

educate our most vulnerable children.

The deal includes completing a long-awaited link road

to Cardiff Bay and a pledge not to start building

the new M4 relief road near Newport before the next assembly election.

It was the government's support for that motorway which drove

Unfortunately if you take money away from social services and

from other supporting budgets, the elderly will suffer and there will

be a merry-go-round and increased pressure

will come on the health service again.

Few AMs would begrudge a shot in the arm for the NHS.

The reason the UK government is having to make cuts is

because of the previous UK Labour government spending too much money.

The debt has got to be paid off, even the Labour Party know that.

But with the amount of money the assembly is getting, ?15 billion,

the health service could be more of a priority.

The people of Wales will be pleased to hear we are putting in ?425

million into their health service but we have advice from the Nuffield

foundation saying if we put this investment in, we can make the

health service affordable and sustainable in Wales.

If you were Carwyn Jones' Finance Minister,

You have got to spend more on hospital nurses.

the Accident and Emergency Department is going so the nearest

Crafting a budget with fewer resources.

Jane Hutt has got a deal on her spending plans, but when there

are cuts to make, her handiwork won't be to everyone's taste.

Senior health officer at Wales's largest health board has said that

the death of a patient was a watermark in heavy deal with patient

care. Timothy Cowen died after an operation to remove his gall

bladder. Tim Cowans had severe learning

difficulties since birth but the inquest heard he loved life

as far as he could. the cinema, theatre. The last week

of his life exposed a series of He went to Wrexham Maelor Hospital

for a gall bladder operation He was discharged on the 25th

but here is noticed He was discharged on the 25th

but carers noticed and he was taken to Accident

and Emergency a few days later. But the inquest was told there were

questions whether the hospital, whether

his feeding was carried out safely. His condition was not properly

assessed before he was discharged. Giving evidence, Betsi Cadwaladr

Health Board chief of staff said the organisation had

had some dark times. Timothy's case is a watershed case,

she said. After the hearing,

his family said despite having to fight for an enquiry into his death,

they are now satisfied that changes That such a change is due to the

death of my brother is humbling. In death, Timothy has achieved more

than most would consider possible For the family, this was always

about making sure this would not happen again and the training

the coroner has asked the health board to put in

place will help. They have turned a corner

but not completely yet. This evening, in a statement,

the Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board apologised for what it said were

a range of clinical errors. An investigation had recommended

training for staff in the care The coroner said that training

should be made compulsory. Carmarthenshire Council's

chief executive Mark James part of the council's voluntary

redundancy scheme. Mr James was cleared of criminal

offences earlier this year following findings

by the Wales Audit Office that the authority had made

unlawful payments to him. If Mr James earns up to ?185,000 a

year. Police officers who found

a 93-year-old woman collapsed in her home following a burglary

have arrested a teenage boy. They were called to her home

in the Killay area of Swansea She was taken to Morriston Hospital

where she remains A man in his 50s has been airlifted

to hospital in Cardiff after an incident involving a dumper truck.

South-east Wales police say it was an industrial accident and the

health and secretary -- safety executive have been informed.

Cardiff, still without a manager, have drawn 1-1 in the championship

with Brighton, whilst Wexham have moved up after beating

Kidderminster. Derek has the forecast for tonight.

Kidderminster. Derek has the forecast for tonight.

What a remarkable September it has been. More than likely, the second

driest on record in Wales, the warmest since 2006 and Wales was the

sunniest nation of the UK but there is a big change on the way. Next

week, the jet stream will move further south and low pressure will

bring us all some rain and it will turn cooler. Drive for most of us

tonight, the odd spot of light rain -- dry. Tomorrow morning, the low

cloud and best will lift, most of the country will try -- Cloud and

mist. Not completely dry, a few spots of light rain in the North.

Across the UK, bright spells and sunshine breaking through in England

but more cloud than today, the thickest across northern England,

with a few spots of rain. Brightening up nicely across

Scotland and Northern Ireland with some sunshine. Showers in the far

north-west where it will be breezy. 21 in London. In Wales tomorrow

afternoon, quite cloudy, the odd light shower but not amounting to

much and it will gradually improve from the West, the cloud breaking

and lifting with a little sunshine. 17 the high in Aberystwyth. Tomorrow

night is fine and dry with some mist patches forming and cooler than

recently. Five or lower in Snowdonia. The fog patches will lift

on Thursday morning and a measure of cloud and sunshine and generally

dry. A few spots of drizzle on Friday and the wind picking up with

some heavy rain reaching the far north-west later in the day. That

will move south east and clear on Saturday with some sunshine, turning

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