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Welsh government budget passes with Lib Dem help

David Deans

Political reporter, BBC Wales News


PA Media Mark Drakeford smiling to the camera, wearing a white shirt and blue jumper.PA Media

Mark Drakeford’s budget passed in the Senedd on Tuesday evening

The Welsh government’s spending plans for the next year have been given the go-ahead in the Senedd on Tuesday evening.

Its £26bn budget for the NHS, education and other public services passed a crucial vote after Labour ministers won the support of Liberal Democrat Jane Dodds last month.

Government politicians needed the help of one opposition MS – Dodds was won over after ministers promised a ban on greyhound racing and £1 bus fares …