Jane Dodds, the only Lib Dem member of Senedd, allowed Labour's budget for Wales to pass today by abstaining on the vote. As a result it was passed by 29 votes to 28.
Deeside.com reports the concessions that the Welsh Lib Dems won in return for allowing the budget to pass:
The deal with Ms Dodds, the Lib Dems' only Senedd member, included a promise to ban greyhound racing in Wales and allocate £15m for a pilot of £1 bus fares for under-22s.
The MP-turned-Senedd member secured £30m for childcare, £30m for social care, £10m for playgrounds and leisure centres, £10m for rural investment and £5m to address pollution.
Ministers also committed £8m to a "funding floor" to reduce variation across Wales’ 22 councils, with each set to receive a minimum increase of 3.8 per cent.
Jane Dodds told Senedd:
"If we don’t pass this budget, we risk losing billions for the people of Wales and I cannot in good conscience let that happen."
But, explaining her decision to abstain, she said:
"I cannot fully support a budget that falls short of delivering the investment and radical change Wales needs."
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