Welsh Finance Minister Jane Hutt pledged yesterday to spend millions more on health and double grants for cash-strapped school children despite revealing the toughest budget since devolution.

Ms Hutt (pictured) promised £570 million for the NHS over the next three years including an immediate £150m injection and insisted it was "at the heart of our budget."

The Pupil Deprivation Grant will be boosted from £450 to £918 per child from next year to break the link between poverty and achievement.