Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:14 pm on 20 September 2016.
First Minister, do you agree with me that it’s of prime importance, in devolving any taxes, for Wales to suffer no detriment from the devolution of those taxes? Will you press for independent arbitration to resolve disputes with the Treasury? I don’t want to sound pessimistic, but I have a feeling that we may end up with the odd dispute with the Treasury. And if the Treasury acts as judge and jury in that case, we are likely to come off second best. So, if there are going to be any disputes, we need some form of fair arbitration.