Spending cuts loom in Wales if Drakeford budget falls in Senedd

Welsh government finance secretary Mark Drakeford faces the risk of spending cuts if political opponents do not support the budget he is set to publish on Tuesday, worth over £27bn. The Labour government, lacking enough votes in the Senedd, needs opposition support. The Conservatives are open to talks on scrapping the land transaction tax to reach a budget agreement. Failure to pass the budget would lead to significant cuts and potential mass redundancies in the public sector.