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The Senedd has today voted to give councils the choice to introduce a small visitor levy on overnight stays to raise and reinvest vital funding into local tourism.

Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has today set out the Welsh Government’s approach to the 2026-27 Budget – the last before the Senedd election.

A visitor levy will help support a thriving, sustainable tourism industry in Wales by giving councils the choice to introduce a small additional charge on overnight stays in their area which would be re-invested in tourism.

Communities across Wales will benefit from a significant uplift in funding after today's UK Government Spending Review.

Research on how property, street, and business names are changing across Wales shows a clear shift towards using Welsh language place names.

Welsh public services will get extra money to help meet higher National Insurance costs this year.

There are potential changes on the way to help people who are struggling to pay their council tax bill on time.

Close to £34m of investment to deliver safety works at more than 130 coal tip sites throughout Wales represents the largest safety programme to date.

The Welsh Government's Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25 has today been approved by the Senedd.

Three high street banks have achieved special recognition as part of a Welsh Government scheme to protect payments to SMEs on large scale public sector construction projects.

The Senedd has approved the Welsh Budget 2025-26, releasing £1.6bn of extra funding for the NHS, councils, schools and public transport, benefitting people and communities throughout Wales.