Sentence examples for devolution of financial from inspiring English sources

Mr Jones had warned he could not defend the union while UK ministers' response to the Silk Commission on the devolution of financial powers to Wales was not forthcoming.

Presiding Officer of the National Assembly Rosemary Butler added: "The devolution of financial powers is unanimously supported by all parties in the assembly as a means of giving us more of the tools we need to improve the lives of people in communities across Wales".

Vladimir Groisman, a young deputy prime minister, says this implies that the country should be dismembered into units which then form a kind of a federation.What Mr Groisman and the Ukrainian government offer instead is devolution of power (both financial and political) from the centre to local councils, cities and regions, which would make the government more accountable and transparent.

In response to Dr Gwilym's comments, Mr Jones said: "The Silk Commission made 33 detailed recommendations that would fundamentally alter the Welsh devolution settlement in terms of financial powers.

The parties will promote the radical devolution of power and greater financial autonomy to local government and community groups.

Plaid Cymru's Elfyn Llwyd wanted to talk about the Silk commission on devolution and its reports suggesting the transfer of financial and (among other things) policing powers to Wales.

With last month's National Audit Office announcement that more than half of councils are at risk of financial failure, much talk of devolution and a general election looming, tensions are ever higher.

The increasing reliance on financial drivers and devolution of responsibility to the non-government sector, reflecting neoliberal modes of governance, is a pertinent case in point and warrants further critical scrutiny.

It said ministers were concerned about the potential consequences for the "investment strategy" and "worries were also expressed about some of the financial arrangements for the devolution of policing and justice".

He accused Labour First Minister Carwyn Jones of hiding behind "the self-imposed barrier of funding" in opposing the partial devolution of income tax until Wales gets a better financial settlement from Westminster.

However, at a time of severe financial pressure on the health service, devolution of health may not offer the answers the department believes it can deliver in the timeframe needed.