Mark Drakeford said the decision had twice been approved by the Senedd.
The Welsh First Minister has rejected calls to scrap the controversial 20mph speed limit for residential roads in Wales after a record 175,000 people signed a petition against it.
The Welsh Government has said that cutting the speed limit would protect lives and save the NHS in Wales £92 million a year.Not all 30mph roads will see their speed limits reduced as councils have the power to exempt certain roads from the scheme. They want to see more “targeted measures” rather than the introduction of the default speed limit with exemptions, and likened it to the ultra low emission zone in London.Mr Drakeford criticised Andrew RT Davies, the leader of the Senedd Conservatives, for claiming the new limit was a “blanket ban”.
“It is a default 20mph speed limit, and then local authorities have the ability, and all local authorities have exercised this ability, to set other speed limits.
“The Government’s own figures show that it could be hit by up to £9 billion, and people know we can’t afford it, because after 25 years of Labour in Wales, we’re languishing at the bottom of league tables for economic prosperity.
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