I think that the Wales Tourism Alliance is absolutely right, and you don’t have to just speak to them. You can speak to any individual business that relies on tourists in terms of its viability and you will know that many of them have been on the brink for many years. We’ve enjoyed some success in tourism. [Interruption.] We’ve enjoyed some success in tourism—I haven’t got time. We’ve enjoyed some success in tourism in recent years with record-breaking numbers of tourists coming to Wales. That’s something we should celebrate, but we hamper that success if we start taxing people simply for wanting the opportunity to come and stay in our communities.

I do wonder why you haven’t looked at other potential tax revenues. One of the things that I suggested in the past is a tax on chewing gum: a chewing gum levy. We’re all fed up of seeing chewing gum stuck to streets, causing a mess on our roads. That’s expensive to clear up. Why aren’t you considering sensible proposals on that? Why aren’t you looking at a fast-food wrappings levy? Why aren’t you looking at things like ATM receipts, which are spurging out of our cash machines and ending up—in the majority of cases—on the floor beside those cash machines? These are simple things that you could look at which I don’t think anybody in this Chamber would necessarily object to.

Can I turn also to some of the things in north Wales that are included in the budget documents? I was very pleased to see reference to north Wales. It’s usually, of course, overlooked in Government documents in this Chamber, but I was very pleased to see a reference to improvements being made on the A55 and the A548. Both roads, of course, are in desperate need of investment and we’re regularly seeing the lack of investment and the impact that that is having in terms of traffic flows on those roads. But I wonder which parts of the A55 and the A548, because there is a tendency from this Government to simply spend in Labour constituencies, frankly, which I think is unacceptable. We’ve seen that in terms of investment proposals in the road infrastructure in north Wales, with the north Wales metro: all of that stops in just Labour constituencies. Well, what about further west? What about Clwyd West? What about Aberconwy? What about Ynys Môn? What about parts of Gwynedd that also require some desperate investment? Perhaps you can clarify what the situation is in respect of those areas.

I notice also that you are seeking to make significant investment over the next few years into our flood defence infrastructure. That’s something that I think is absolutely necessary. We’ve seen the devastating consequences of flooding in communities in recent years. The place that is the most vulnerable in terms of flooding along the north Wales coast is Old Colwyn, in my own constituency. The sea defences there protect the A55 trunk road and they also protect the rail infrastructure, the north Wales main line. There aren’t many homes that are threatened with flooding in Old Colwyn, which is why there’s been no investment in the flood defences there, even though it has been necessary. So, I wonder what action you are taking, along with your Cabinet colleagues, to make sure that the road and rail infrastructure and other key infrastructure are also protected from flooding, and that that is recognised when you’re making decisions about flood protection investment. So, perhaps you can tell us about that.

So, in short, there are some things that I do welcome in your budget, but I’m very concerned that you’ve suggested, even approached the subject of a potential tourism tax. I think there are other ways to raise money that our constituents would not object to.