 In 1997, a second referendum on the same issue secured a "yes" by a very narrow majority (50.3 per cent).The National Assembly for Wales ("Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru") was set up in 1999 (under the Government of Wales Act 1998) with the power to determine how Wales' central government budget is spent and administered, although the UK parliament reserved the right to set limits on the powers of the Welsh Assembly.The governments of the United Kingdom and of Wales almost invariably define Wales as a country.