In an answer to a written question from Clwyd West MS Darren Millar, a Labour minister confirmed that just 19 per cent of the programme’s funds ended up in the six counties in North Wales.
The region received a total of £44,908,197 – while £40.2million was spent in the Swansea Council area alone.
The most-spent in a single northern council was £12.5m in Denbighshire, followed by £10.6m in Wrexham.
Meanwhile, South Wales received £152,557,532 – accounting for 65 per cent of the budget.
The remaining £37,399,621 (16%) per centwent to four counties in Mid and West Wales.
It means North Wales councils received, on average, less than those in anywhere else in the nation; its average was £7.5m, while for South Wales councils, it was £12.7m, and £9.4m in those in the Mid and West.
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