01/12/2017

Farms and SMEs “losing out” as over half of Welsh councils’ cash for goods leaves Wales More than half of all cash spent by Welsh local authorities on goods and services in 2015/16 went to firms outside Wales, according to new data obtained by Welsh Conservatives. Paul Davies AM, Welsh Conservative Shadow Secretary for Rural Affairs, said that farms and small businesses across Wales were “losing out” because Welsh Government had failed to reform public sector procurement. His comments coincide…