Welsh Government COVID-19 funding

24 June 2020

  • In May, the Welsh Government published new spending plans in response to COVID-19.

    This was the first time the Welsh Government has ever produced a Supplementary Budget in May. In most years, the First Supplementary Budget is a very technical exercise, with limited changes in spending plans.

    But this year’s Budget update is different. It sets out plans for £2.5 billion of new spending to support the response to COVID-19. This represents an increase of more than 10% in the Welsh Government’s budget: a level of annual increase that is without precedent.

    In May, the Welsh Government published new spending plans in response to COVID-19.

    This was the first time the Welsh Government has ever produced a Supplementary Budget in May. In most years, the First Supplementary Budget is a very technical exercise, with limited changes in spending plans.

    But this year’s Budget update is different. It sets out plans for £2.5 billion of new spending to support the response to COVID-19. This represents an increase of more than 10% in the Welsh Government’s budget: a level of annual increase that is without precedent.