The council are worried about the economic effects of the Wylfa closure

Anglesey council's finance chief, John Roberts, met local government minister Sue Essex in Llangefni on Tuesday to ask for a better settlement.

Mr Roberts said the council faced economic and depopulation problems.

A government spokesman said the meeting was "constructive". The final settlement is announced on Wednesday.

"We are in a complex situation because the settlement we have been given by the assembly represents an increase of 3%," said Mr Roberts.

"This is the worst settlement received by all the councils in Wales."

The wide-ranging discussions were constructive Welsh Assembly Government spokesman

Mr Roberts said the council needed more support because they faced specific problems with waste disposal.

The present tip at Penhesgyn is due to close and around �15m is needed to develop a recycling site.

"There will be problems when the Wylfa nuclear power station closes, and perhaps Anglesey Aluminium, and we had hoped that our settlement this year would reflect this and be much better than it is."

The average increase in financial support from the assembly for councils across Wales is around 4.5% and Anglesey council warns services will suffer unless something is done.

The largest single service in terms of finance is education.

Head of education Richard Parry Jones said the settlement would have a big effect.

"There are problems within the county where we are losing a significant number of young people.

"Because of this the school population is falling."

Mr Parry Jones said because of this demography the education service had lost around �600,000 from its funding.

An assembly government spokesman said the meeting was part of a series of meetings between the minister and all local authorities throughout the year to discuss a wide range of issues.

"Today's meeting with the leader of Anglesey County Borough Council and council officials was part of that round of meetings," he said.

"The wide-ranging discussions were constructive and included the local government settlement. Details of the final settlement will be announced tomorrow."