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 A total budget of £238m will be available for direct payments to farmers in 2023, the same level provided over the past three years, the Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths confirmed today.

The Welsh Government expects that NHS Wales services will be significantly impacted by industrial action, as the first of planned strikes by staff begins today.  

The Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden has announced the establishment of a task and finish group which will consider Cadw’s current governance arrangements and how effective they are for its operation and the wider provision of public heritage services at a national level across Wales.

Councils across Wales will receive an increase in their funding next year.

The Welsh Government has published its new Budget to help protect public services and the most vulnerable in the face of a “perfect storm of financial pressures”.

The Welsh Government will publish its draft Budget later today, including funding to ensure social care workers continue to receive the real living wage.

All businesses in Wales will benefit from new rates support from the Welsh Government to help with the effects of rising costs.

Minister for Climate Change Julie James has arrived at COP15 biodiversity negotiations in Montreal, Canada, to influence a ‘game-changing’ Global Biodiversity Framework and sign her commitment to accelerate nature recovery in Wales.

First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced Harry Gourlay is the winner of his annual Christmas card competition.

Welsh farms will receive a share of £62.5 million as Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2022 full or balance payments are made tomorrow (Friday 9 December).

First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced Derek Walker will be Wales’ next Future Generations Commissioner.

Thousands more people in Wales will benefit from faster diagnosis of cancers and rare disease thanks to a new plan to increase the use of gene testing.