Abigail's Petition: Tell the Welsh Government to release their Covid relief money.

The UK Government has provided the Welsh Government with unprecedented levels of financial support to help businesses and households through the COVID-19 pandemic.  A total of £5.2 billion has been approved for this financial year and £776 million has already been approved for next year.  However, the Welsh Government haven't been using that money to help the people who need it most.  £655 million of this year's Covid relief funding remains unused, with only weeks left until the end of the financial year.  And the Welsh Government have only planned to spend £77 million of next year's funding, leaving another £689 million unaccounted for.  Your hard earned money is being hoarded away in Cardiff Bay and it is nothing short of scandalous.  

Throughout Wales, £655 million could be:

  • Over £3,000 for every small business, helping to protect thousands of jobs and livelihoods,
  • Nearly £6,000 to help every unemployed person back into work - getting people back on their feet,
  • More than £3,200 for every self-employed person - supporting some of the hardest hit by the pandemic,
  • Just under £30m for Flintshire County Council to expand social care provision - making sure the most vulnerable in our society are protected,
  • A Council Tax freeze in Flintshire, keeping the cost of living down,
  • Nearly £500m for every school in Wales - supporting pupils after a disruptive year.

This is your money.  Sign my petition below and tell the Labour-led Welsh Government to end the Covid relief money scandal.

PETITION: Get the Welsh Government to spend their Covid relief funding.

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