Welsh Government ‘well prepared to take on fiscal devolution responsibilities’

No

The Welsh Government is preparing well to take on its fiscal devolution responsibilities, in what will be the first time in over 800 years that Wales will be in charge of raising an element of its own tax revenues. That is the conclusion of a report released today by the Auditor General for Wales.

Local authorities are not pursuing all options to generate income

No

Our latest report, Charging for services and generating income by local authorities, looks at how local authorities are using charging for services and generating income to improve their financial position.

The report highlights that ‘despite raising more money from charging, local authorities are not pursuing all options to generate income because of weaknesses in their policies and in how they use data and information to support decision making’.