Written Question·Treasury·UIN 86697

Public Expenditure: Wales

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Ben Lake

Plaid CymruCeredigion Preseli

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she made has made of the potential impact of providing compensation to local authorities in Wales via the Barnett Formula on the adequacy of funding to cover the additional Employer National I

Answer

James Murray
At Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor agreed to provide funding to the public sector to support with the changes to employer National Insurance.The devolved governments received funding through the Barnett formula in 2025-26, including on this support. Th...

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