Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 19 October 2017

Meeting time: 09.31 - 11.27
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4424

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Simon Thomas AM (Chair) Neil Hamilton AM Mike Hedges AM Eluned Morgan AM David Rees AM Nick Ramsay AM
Witnesses:	David Phillips, Institute for Fiscal Studies Ed Poole, Wales Governance Centre Michael Trickey, Wales Public Services 2025 Dr Daria Luchinskaya, Wales Public Services 2025
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Georgina Owen (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Steffan Lewis AM.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2.1 PTN1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government - Vacant Sites Levy in the Republic of Ireland - 9 October 2017

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3 Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: Evidence session 4

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Michael Trickey, Wales Public Services 2025; Dr Daria Luchinskaya, Wales Public Services 2025; Dr Ed Poole, Wales Governance Centre; and David Phillips, Institute for Fiscal Studies on the Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5 Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6 National Assembly for Wales Commission draft budget 2018-19: Consideration of draft report

6.1 The Committee agreed the report with minor changes.

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7 Consideration of forward work programme

7.1 The Committee considered its forward work programme.

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