Council tax

Huw Irranca-DaviesLabour

9 January 2023, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

…Thank you, Kate. So, we go on now to, item 3.5, an affirmative resolution instrument, SL(6)297, the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. We have a draft report and a written statement by the Minister for Finance and Local…

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Carolyn ThomasLabour

14 December 2022, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Child Poverty

…years of age, free school breakfasts, free prescriptions, the pupil deprivation grant scheme, and the council tax reduction scheme. These policies put money back into people's pockets, and, believe me, this is needed now more than ever. Investing in early years and education remains one of the most…

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Vaughan GethingLabour

14 December 2022, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Economy

…of reform that continues to move at pace on broader taxation. You know of the work we're doing on council tax reform, for example. So, we are looking at what the future might look like. Understanding how we deliver a different scheme is really important to understand how you smooth out winners and…

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Rebecca EvansLabour

14 December 2022, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Evidence session 1

So, I'm not directing councils in respect of council tax, but, obviously, they will be considering the settlement, which they'll find out details of today, and then also other sources of income, which they receive from some of their commercial activities, for example, and also reserves as well. So…

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Peter FoxConservative

14 December 2022, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Evidence session 1

…the £200 million usable reserves—some over £2.25 billion—and it isn't right to hold that and put council tax up. So I wondered what is the expectation of those who've accrued significant amounts and can't prove there's a use for it, and are being told, 'You should not be raising council tax'. You…

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Peter FoxConservative

14 December 2022, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Evidence session 1

…sitting in earmarked reserves. How do we mobilise that so that authorities don't put the pressure, via council tax, on the public, when they can actually afford, through difficult times, to support that? Now, I know that reserves can't be used for recurring costs—they shouldn't be used—but they can…

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Peredur Owen GriffithsPlaid

14 December 2022, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Evidence session 1

Because the impact on local services is: if you don't provide it, then council tax has to go up to provide those local services. So, whichever way, the taxpayer has to pay it, the householder, and our communities. I represent some of the most impoverished communities in Wales, but I think Peter and…

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Rebecca EvansLabour

14 December 2022, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Evidence session 1

It is up to councils to make those decisions, because the setting of council tax is an important local responsibility, a part of local accountability. We do have powers to impose a cap but it's not something that we've done. I would say that, when local government see their settlements later on…

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Peredur Owen GriffithsPlaid

14 December 2022, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Evidence session 1

…say that they're not quite as bad as they thought they were going to be, what's your expectation around council tax? Are you in conversation with local authorities? Are you giving any direction to try and keep council tax as low as possible, or are you trying anything different from what you've done…

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Peredur Owen GriffithsPlaid

14 December 2022, Finance Committee

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Evidence session 1

And it's the balance then between progressive and non-progressive taxation and relief and we see that in council tax; we see that in business rates, potentially, where we probably need a better way of progressively working through these things. But we'd appreciate any information that you could…

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Adam PricePlaid

13 December 2022, Plenary

Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24

…financial decision-making challenge themselves, aren't they, between cutting services or hiking council tax, possibly by double figures, as Peter Fox referred to in some cases, or probably doing both in many cases as well. To what extent has the Government, in that context, looked at things it can…

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Peter FoxConservative

13 December 2022, Plenary

Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2023-24

…at their disposal, because what is clear is that taxpayers do not have the capacity to pay more in council tax than they currently do. Yet, you already have, for example, Newport City Council suggesting that they may increase council tax by 9.5 per cent next year. And I'm sure others are looking at…

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