Tax
and borrowing powers for Welsh government move closer
(1) Plans to give the
Welsh government the power to raise some of the money it spends have moved
a step closer. (2) UK ministers introduced into Parliament legislation to
devolve some tax varying and borrowing powers to Wales. The Wales Bill is
expected to be debated by MPs early next month. (3) The Welsh government said it
looked forward to working with UK ministers in the coming months to
"establish a better funding settlement for Wales within a strong UK". (4) UK
ministers believe introducing the bill before the final Queen's Speech of
this parliament signals their determination for it to become law before next
year's general election. (5) The bill would give the Welsh government control of
stamp duty land tax and landfill tax, and pave the way for a referendum on
devolving some income tax.
A "lockstep"
restriction - where tax rates would all have to rise or fall by the same amount
- on the Welsh government's ability to vary income tax rates, proposed in the
draft legislation and criticised by all four party leaders in the assembly, has
not been dropped from the bill. (6) 'Powerful tools' Welsh Secretary David Jones described
the introduction of the legislation as a "major milestone in Welsh
devolution".
"The package of
tax and borrowing powers it devolves to Wales should be used by the Welsh
government to grow the Welsh economy, give Wales a competitive edge and help the
people of Wales feel more secure about having a better future.
(7) "The swiftness by which we have introduced this
bill is testament to this government's desire to see the bill passed
before the end of this parliament, and provides the opportunity for devolved
governance in Wales to be fairer, more accountable and, crucially, more able to
support economic growth. (8) "Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander
said the financial powers would provide "powerful new tools for Wales
to exercise greater control over its future".
(9) Welcoming the bill, Welsh Finance Minister Jane Hutt said:
"I am pleased that the UK government is continuing to make good
progress in legislating to deliver new financial powers and
responsibilities to Wales. (10) "We have secured important
improvements to the draft bill by working collaboratively with the UK
government."
(11) Assembly Presiding Officer Dame Rosemary Butler welcomed
some changes since the bill's draft version was published, but repeated
her call for more assembly members, (12) saying it
was "not about lightening members' workloads".
(13) "It is about making the assembly an even stronger force
for democratic scrutiny," she said.
(14) "When government ministers put forward new policies,
laws or expenditure, it is vital that members have the time, expertise and
knowledge to challenge those proposals robustly."
'Sharpen minds'
(15) Plaid Cymru said its aim had been to "preserve the
integrity" of the Silk Commission's original recommendations on tax and
borrowing powers for Wales, and (16) it was "disappointing" to
see they had been "cherry-picked".
Plaid MP Hywel Williams
said: (17) "We will aim to put this right by tabling amendments to the Wales
Bill with a view to scrapping the lockstep, a roadblock that would limit
the Welsh government's income tax varying powers and (18) was not
part of the original recommendations.
(19) "We will also seek to amend the bill so that Air
Passenger Duty is devolved to Wales, as per the Silk Commission report."
Welsh Liberal Democrat
leader Kirsty Williams said tax varying powers would bring "much needed
accountability" to the political system in Wales.
(20) "It will sharpen minds in Cardiff Bay and bring
the same level of accountability to Wales that exists in almost all other national
parliaments," she said.
Sumber : http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-26667769
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