What was the total budget for the rural investment scheme and how much of it has been spent?
Answered by Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd | Answered on 30/10/2023
In 2022/23 £6.88m was spent via the rural investment scheme budget line, from an available budget of £27.3m.
In 2023/24, to date £3.6m has been spent to date via the rural investment scheme budget line, from an available budget of £59.6m, following the deduction of £30m set out in the Welsh Government’s financial position update of 17 October 2023.
I cannot confirm the budget in 2024/25 until the Cabinet have considered budget allocations.