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Kirsty Williams and Danny Alexander write… Wales offered tax raising powers

By Kirsty Williams and Danny Alexander | Fri 1st November 2013 - 12:02 pm

Today, the Coalition Government has committed to reaching the next great milestone in Welsh devolution by taking forward the key recommendations of the Silk Commission.

As a party that believes in devolution and has campaigned for decades to deliver more power for Wales, this is a huge win for the Liberal Democrats. Can you imagine a Tory or Labour Government devolving these powers from London?

Currently the National Assembly of Wales is unique amongst the rest of the world. It can make laws, spend money, but it can’t control how much it raises through tax. For over a decade, Labour refused to let go of the purse strings. But where Labour failed, the Liberal Democrats have acted.

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Posted in News and Wales | Tagged devolution and featured | 4 Comments

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