:00:00. > :00:10.Your money and how it's spent next year.
:00:11. > :00:12.Health is the big winner, so which of
:00:13. > :00:18.And could emissions from a proposed new waste processing plant linger
:00:19. > :00:40.Wherever you live, today was one of the most important for what
:00:41. > :00:46.The Welsh Government's budget statement is the carve up of
:00:47. > :00:50.The big headline is health wins an extra ?278 million.
:00:51. > :00:58.Your local council is staring down the barrel of a 2% cut.
:00:59. > :01:04.Here's our political editor, Nick Servini.
:01:05. > :01:11.It's the season of goodwill, but who's getting the goodies
:01:12. > :01:14.in the fifth and final budget of this Welsh government before we
:01:15. > :01:18.This lunchtime, AMs got together to celebrate peace and harmony,
:01:19. > :01:22.but there's precious little of that between the main parties here.
:01:23. > :01:29.Five years ago, councils were being protected.
:01:30. > :01:34.This term is ending with the main focus being given to the NHS.
:01:35. > :01:38.There's an extra ?278 million for health.
:01:39. > :01:41.It means by next year funding for the NHS will have risen by 0.6%
:01:42. > :01:48.The Welsh government also points to the latest figures
:01:49. > :01:51.from the Treasury, with spending per head on the NHS
:01:52. > :01:58.The Conservatives claim that after taking into account
:01:59. > :02:00.inflation, funding of the NHS this year is nearly ?6.3 billion,
:02:01. > :02:11.because of the Welsh Government's decision not to protect health
:02:12. > :02:18.You know over the term of this assembly you have taken ?1 billion
:02:19. > :02:23.Will you not now show some remorse for those devastating decisions that
:02:24. > :02:26.have led to such astronomical waiting times in Wales?
:02:27. > :02:28.The figures I quoted are his government's figures
:02:29. > :02:35.He says the Treasury is misleading the people of Britain.
:02:36. > :02:39.The reality is that the figures the Treasury produce
:02:40. > :02:44.show we spend more on health per head in Wales than England
:02:45. > :02:47.does, it is his party's figures, not all of the Treasury wrong.
:02:48. > :02:51.The group that will not be getting a Christmas present
:02:52. > :02:54.in this budget are councils, facing cuts of 2% but it should be
:02:55. > :02:58.said that they were gearing up for cuts of 4%, which is what they
:02:59. > :03:05.The big ticket items for local authorities, schools and social care
:03:06. > :03:07.budgets, have been largely protected,
:03:08. > :03:11.so as we have seen in recent years,
:03:12. > :03:16.the cuts are likely to fall in areas like leisure centres and libraries.
:03:17. > :03:20.It is not as bad as everyone thought it was going to be
:03:21. > :03:23.so councils who were making plans for even bigger cuts can scale back
:03:24. > :03:26.and invest a bit more than they thought they would, but it is
:03:27. > :03:39.There have been cash increases in every major department.
:03:40. > :03:42.Economic development gets a boost of 6% and the communities
:03:43. > :03:44.in tackling poverty department, which deals with things
:03:45. > :03:47.Plaid claims increases in health funding has come too late
:03:48. > :03:50.for the Welsh Government to regain the trust on the NHS.
:03:51. > :03:53.This seems like a desperate attempt from the Labour government,
:03:54. > :03:56.a last throw of the dice, if you like, before the election, putting
:03:57. > :03:58.money into health finally after being pressured by quite some time
:03:59. > :04:06.by opposition parties and the public to do that.
:04:07. > :04:11.giveaways, but today's spending plans will feel more generous than
:04:12. > :04:14.recent budgets and will certainly feel more generous compared with
:04:15. > :04:17.some of the cuts seen in public services in England.
:04:18. > :04:20.The Health Minister, Mark Drakeford, has backed down on plans to ban
:04:21. > :04:27.the use e-cigarettes in all enclosed public places in Wales.
:04:28. > :04:30.Instead the Welsh Government will change its Public Health Bill so
:04:31. > :04:33.they will only be banned in specific public places, like schools,
:04:34. > :04:43.The mother of a seven-year-old boy, who died after being hit
:04:44. > :04:46.by a car in Rhondda Cynon Taf, says he's saved up to eight lives
:04:47. > :04:50.Fraser Bates and his father Stuart both died after the crash in
:04:51. > :04:56.A 22-year-old man has been arrested and released on police bail.
:04:57. > :05:00.UKIP are likely to gain a significant presence
:05:01. > :05:03.in the Assembly next year and any "Corbyn bounce" for Welsh Labour
:05:04. > :05:13.That's according to the latest ITV and Wales Governance Centre poll,
:05:14. > :05:17.which puts Labour on 35% in constituency voting intention
:05:18. > :05:19.for next May's Assembly elections, down four percentage points
:05:20. > :05:31.The Conservatives are on 23%, Plaid Cymru on 20% and the
:05:32. > :05:43.Residents in a village near Caerphilly are concerned that
:05:44. > :05:45.emissions from a proposed new waste processing plant could remain
:05:46. > :05:48.in the valley for days because of a rare weather phenomenon.
:05:49. > :05:49.Villagers from Cwmfelinfach believe 'temperature inversion'
:05:50. > :05:52.which sometimes leads to fog lingering in the valley could also
:05:53. > :05:59.The Sirhowy Valley, scenic, secluded and steep.
:06:00. > :06:01.And it's this particular feature that's concerning these Cwmfelinfach
:06:02. > :06:03.locals opposed to a planned new waste processing plant
:06:04. > :06:08.Emissions from the factory itself, certain atmospheric conditions,
:06:09. > :06:19.We want to stand up and oppose this application.
:06:20. > :06:23.They're concerned about this 'temperature inversion', where cold
:06:24. > :06:26.air is trapped at the bottom of the valley by warm air above,
:06:27. > :06:30.leading to clouds and fog remaining over the town, sometimes for days.
:06:31. > :06:32.Locals are worried any emissions from
:06:33. > :06:41.The plant would be built here and would turn waste, which may
:06:42. > :06:45.The Newport company behind the plant, Hazrem
:06:46. > :06:48.Environmental Limited, says any emissions would be well within safe
:06:49. > :06:50.limits and that Caerphilly County Borough Council has carefully
:06:51. > :06:57.But a planning document shows the council hasn't felt it necessary
:06:58. > :06:59.to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment.
:07:00. > :07:02.Allan Sharp has been a pharmacist in the valley for 30 years.
:07:03. > :07:09.He's concerned about the effects the plant may have.
:07:10. > :07:16.My great fear is that having spent the last 30 or 40 years at great
:07:17. > :07:18.expense to the council clearing up the valley's air with
:07:19. > :07:23.the clear air act, we are now taking a backward step, pumping it into
:07:24. > :07:31.Caerphilly council says residents views and objections will be
:07:32. > :07:33.considered here and the site would need a permit
:07:34. > :07:41.Councillors will make a decision on the plant tomorrow.
:07:42. > :07:44.Swansea City chairman, Huw Jenkins, has dropped a strong hint that
:07:45. > :07:47.the manager Garry Monk is on his way out of the club.
:07:48. > :07:49.He was speaking after receiving an OBE at Windsor castle.
:07:50. > :08:00.Jenkins said something needs to change at the club.
:08:01. > :08:06.Mr Hugh Jenkins for services to football in Wales.
:08:07. > :08:09.Monk is under pressure after a run of just one win
:08:10. > :08:11.Let's see what the future holds weather-wise.
:08:12. > :08:21.Heavy rain last night, blustery showers today and more rain later
:08:22. > :08:26.tomorrow. Overnight, clearing, with dry spells and just gave you
:08:27. > :08:32.isolated showers. Brisk wind but feeling colder than last night at
:08:33. > :08:38.seven Celsius. High-pressure edged out by this cold front moving south
:08:39. > :08:42.east across the UK later tomorrow. Tomorrow, a cold, windy start with
:08:43. > :08:46.sunny spells and variable cloud. Best of bright conditions in the
:08:47. > :08:49.South and East of England. Thicker cloud further west and wet and windy
:08:50. > :08:55.weather across Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England, where
:08:56. > :09:00.we have seen the worst flooding. Mild for December at 10-12 Celsius.
:09:01. > :09:04.Across Wales, wind picking up, especially on the south facing
:09:05. > :09:09.coast, rain arriving from the north-west later, highs of ten in
:09:10. > :09:16.Powys and 12 in ambitious. Wet and windy tomorrow. Pushing from the
:09:17. > :09:19.north-west, a further 20-40 millimetres is possible. Cloud, wind
:09:20. > :09:24.and rain also holding up temperatures tomorrow. Wind easing
:09:25. > :09:31.and summer lingering showers as that cold front Moussa Sow these. Drier,
:09:32. > :09:36.brighter and colder. -- cold front. It does not lay a completely.
:09:37. > :09:40.Pushing back north on Friday and possibly for the weekend. -- go away
:09:41. > :09:47.completely. Breezy with sunshine and showers. More likely to be dry and
:09:48. > :09:48.cloudy in the South. A bit closer to that front, with greater risk of
:09:49. > :09:55.rain. From all of us on the programme,
:09:56. > :10:00.goodnight.