威尔士教育主任警告说,尽管获得326亿英镑的新资金,预算停滞威胁到一线服务。 Wales’ education chief warns a stagnant budget threatens frontline services despite receiving £326M in new funds.

威尔士教育秘书Lynne Neagle告诉Senedd,该部2026/27年预算增加了4 490万英镑,比通货膨胀高2%,远远低于从国家财政调整中获得的2.42亿英镑额外收入和8 400万英镑资本资金。 Wales’ education secretary Lynne Neagle told the Senedd that her department’s 2026/27 budget increase of £44.9 million—just 2% above inflation—is far below the £242 million in additional revenue and £84 million in capital funding Wales received from national fiscal adjustments. 她说,近24%的新资金用于公共部门薪金,其余用于核心服务、特殊教育需要、学校和16后教育。 She said nearly 24% of the new funds went to public-sector pay, with the rest allocated to core services, special educational needs, schools, and post-16 education. Neagle警告说,“呆滞”预算缺乏2.62亿英镑的理事会资金增加,有实际削减的风险,并敦促在3.8亿英镑的跨政府储备基金中增加份额,强调需要保护前线教育服务。 Neagle warned that a “standstill” budget, lacking a £262 million council funding boost, risks real-terms cuts and urged for a larger share of a £380 million cross-government reserve fund, stressing the need to protect frontline education services.