Wales Book of the Year Wales Book of the Year The Wales Book of the Year is a Welsh literary award given annually to the best Welsh and English language works in the fields of fiction and literary criticism by Welsh or Welsh interest authors. Established in 1992, the awards are currently administered by Literature Wales, and supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the Welsh Books Council. The longlist of ten works in each language is published in April and the shortlist of three works in each language at the Hay Festival in May. The winners are announced in June or
Welsh Government remaining 20% comes from devolved taxes such as Non-domestic rates, Land Transaction Tax, Landfill Disposal Tax and the Welsh rates of Income Tax. These taxes are collected and managed by theWelsh Revenue Authorityexcept for income tax which is collected by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and then distributed to the Welsh Goverment. The Welsh Government sets out its spending and financing plans for the forthcoming financial year in the autumn. The National Assembly for Wales scrutinises the budget and associated taxation and spending plans. Welsh Government The Welsh Government () is the devolved government of Wales. It was established by