Re:United Kingdom Budget Visualization
by Chris2048 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:43AM
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"the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales" takes over 12 billion to run?
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Almost all of that goes to the devolved Welsh government. https://law.gov.wales/constitution-government/government-in-...
i.e. it's not to "run the office", it's what central government transfers to Wales.
Re:United Kingdom Budget Visualization
by NeedMoreTea on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:47AM
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Seems low. That office was formerly known as the Welsh Office. I'm not sure how it separates from or overlaps with the Welsh Assembly, who don't have tax raising powers like Scotland. Presumably spends on a number of Welsh schemes, infrastructure, projects, roads etc.
Re:United Kingdom Budget Visualization
by pbhjpbhj on Thursday October 03, 2019 @07:46AM
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WAG have had tax raising powers since April 2018, fwiw.
Re:United Kingdom Budget Visualization
by NeedMoreTea on Thursday October 03, 2019 @08:44AM
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Thanks, somehow I'd missed that. Didn't think it had gone beyond being discussed.
Re:United Kingdom Budget Visualization
by arethuza on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:46AM
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I think that's just the slightly unusual name for what replaced the "Welsh Office":
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-se...