Weaknesses in the Tax System

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 24 January 2018.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 1:37, 24 January 2018

(Translated)

Well, Llywydd, may I thank Siân Gwenllian for the information that she has given to me and the correspondence that we’ve received from both her and Steffan Lewis? I have received advice from my own officials. At present, I believe that the rules are there in order to deal with the situation that Siân Gwenllian has outlined. We are not yet in a position where we can be confident about how things will turn out. I’ve replied, today, to the Member, after receiving her second letter, to tell her that, having considered her words, I have changed the new policy on the taxes that I will be publishing, hopefully, in February, in order to include this issue in the work programme and to do more over the years, working with the Valuation Office Agency and the local authorities. And, so, we shall see. Ultimately, if we see from the evidence that there is a big problem, then we will have to take action. However, if the current measures are robust enough to deal with the problem, the data that we'll be able to collect over the coming year will reflect that also.