 The paper would have cost 70p daily, with Friday's copy — which would have included a weekend supplement — retailing at £1.20.On 5 February 2008, the Welsh Assembly minister for the Welsh language, heritage and culture Plaid Cymru's Rhodri Glyn Thomas, announced a subsidy grant of £200,000 to Welsh-language newspapers and magazines every year for the next three years.However, the grant was considerably short of £600,000 (for the first year) hoped by the owners of Y Byd.