Agenda and minutes

1.1       The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance and Leader of the House

Jo Salway, Head of Strategic Budgeting  

Andrew Jeffreys, Head of Strategic Capital Investment

Jeff Andrews, Specialist Policy Adviser

2.1 The Chair welcomed Jane Hutt, Minister for Finance and Leader of the House; Jo Salway, Head of Strategic Budgeting; Andrew Jeffreys, Head of Strategic Capital Investment; and Jeff Andrews, Specialist Policy Adviser.

2.2 Members scrutinised the Minister.

Action points:

The Minister agreed to provide:

·         Figures highlighting the low take up of Council Tax Benefit.

·         Further information on the Effective Service Programme and the measures being undertaken by the Welsh Government to ensure that effective services are being delivered.

FIN(4) 17-12 – Paper 1 – Response to consultation on the Welsh Government’s draft budget from WCVA

Minutes of previous meeting

3.1 The Committee noted the response to the Welsh Government’s draft budget proposals 2013/14 from the WCVA.

3.2 The Committee noted the Minutes of the previous meeting.

Items 5 to 8.

Items 4 to 8 on this agenda and the whole meeting on Monday, 5 November.

5.1 The Committee agreed its draft report on the Public Service Ombudsman for Wales draft estimate, which would be published shortly.

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received on the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2013/14.

7.1 The Committee considered the key themes and emerging issues of their evidence on the Welsh Government’s draft budget 2013/14.

8.1 The Committee discussed its work programme for the remainder of the autumn term 2012.

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