Welsh Councils, National Parks and Fire and Rescue Authorities are getting better at connecting what they want to achieve with their plans and resources and some are presenting a clear and candid picture to local people. But a report, published today by the Auditor General for Wales, also found that poor information makes it difficult to be sure that they really understand their own performance enough to address the challenges they face.

The report Future Pressures on Welsh Public Services [Opens in new window] was launched at a conference in Cardiff today and builds on research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. It aims to provide a more detailed picture of the prospects for Welsh public finances, cost and demand pressures and the potential responses to those pressures.