Claim: Wales has a fiscal deficit worth just under 25% of its GDP, compared to the UK deficit of 5%.
Fact-check: Wales's fiscal deficit: the gap between tax and spend - Full Fact
Verdict: that was correct in 2014/15, according to estimates from cardiff university. this is the most recent year we've seen estimates for. the scale of the difference seems likely to be similar now, even if the figures are smaller.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Richard Braham
Date published: 2017-03-24T00:00:00