seven years of retrenchment in public service spending in Wales, in stark contrast to the first ten years of devolution … UK economic fiscal context and explores the implications for Wales. In particular, it examines the changes in Welsh …

government continued to want to balance its budget. Wales is therefore looking at an extraordinary ten or more years of … the independent Wales Public Services 2025 Programme based at Cardiff Business School, looking at the challenges facing … government in Wales at they set their tax and spending policies. It also predicts the UK economic and fiscal situation …