OPPOSITION leader Nick
Bourne AM this evening announced a mini shadow cabinet reshuffle of the Welsh Conservatives’ frontbench Assembly team.
South Wales West AM Alun Cairns has been appointed
Shadow Local Government Minister replacing Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay who moves to
finance.
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire AM Angela Burns is
given a post as Shadow Transport and Regeneration Minister on top of her
chairmanship of the Assembly’s finance committee. All other portfolios remain
unchanged.
Local Government Settlement bad news for taxpayers
Commenting on the revenue settlements for local authorities,
announced, this morning by the Local Government Minister, Tory AM has condemned
the amount of funding provided and calls the settlement bad news for council
tax payers.
Local Government Minister, Brian Gibbons, this morning
outlined the amount of funding the Welsh Assembly Government will be providing
councils across Wales.
The increase in funding is well below inflation and amounts to a cut in funding
for local authorities.
