Plaid Cymru Finance spokesperson, Llyr Gruffydd MS, has called on the Labour Government to apologise for “letting Wales down and undermining our Welsh democracy” after a Senedd Committee report raised a number of serious issues with the accounts for 2020/21.

He criticised the Welsh Government for “terrible complacency in such challenging times” and for fuelling accusations of “a cosy club that sees itself as being above scrutiny”.

Plaid Cymru Finance spokesperson, Llyr Gruffydd said: “Our public services are close to breaking point. The Labour Government tell us they are doing all they can to protect services, and rightly criticise Westminster for its unfair funding rules. But this report shows that £155.5 million could have been used to fund essential public services but, inexplicably, the Welsh Government allowed Westminster to claw it back.

“This is terrible complacency in such challenging times.

“Lack of transparency and poor record keeping in the transition from one permanent secretary to another will only fuel accusations of a cosy club that sees itself as being above scrutiny.

“There needs to be full accountability when it comes to the use of taxpayers’ money and the employment of leading officials.

“The Labour Government should apologise for letting Wales down and undermining our Welsh democracy. We need certainty that Ministers are taking steps to ensure this can never happen again.”