The Leader of the Welsh Conservatives has written to the First Minister of Wales offering a discussion on the Welsh Government’s budget.
The Welsh Labour Government is short of a majority in the Senedd and will require additional votes to pass its budget.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Senedd has written that he “cannot support a ‘more of the same’ approach to the Welsh Government’s spending plans”, but that a budget agreement “may be possible” if the Welsh Government considers “some of our key Welsh Conservative priorities, such as the scrapping of Welsh Stamp Duty (Land Transaction Tax) for all primary residential properties”.
Commenting, the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar MS said:
“I have written in good faith to the First Minister to offer an opportunity to discuss next year’s Welsh Government budget.
“While the Welsh Conservatives fundamentally disagree with the Welsh Labour Government on many things, we are a responsible opposition that will always strive to put the people of Wales first.
“Our ambition to scrap Stamp Duty in Wales as part of our plan to fix Wales, will help people get onto the housing ladder, improve mobility in the housing market, and boost the economy. It will be central to any discussions which may now take place.”
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