Welsh Conservatives today called on Welsh Labour Ministers to follow the lead of the UK Coalition by introducing a Council Tax freeze next year.
The Welsh Labour Government is to receive a Barnett consequential in the light of the £805million freeze for Council Tax payers in England. Families in England are already benefiting from a Council Tax freeze this year, which Welsh Ministers decided not to implement in Wales.
Janet Finch-Saunders AM, Shadow Minister for Local Government, said, “I welcome the UK Coalition’s announcement of a Council Tax freeze in England with sufficient funding to extend it to Wales.
“We look to Welsh Labour Ministers to confirm how they intend to spend their additional funding from Westminster to support Welsh pensioners and families with the daily cost of living.
“At a time when families across Wales are tightening their belts, Welsh Labour Ministers need to do more to support Council taxpayers whose bills have more than doubled during 12 years of Labour rule.”
