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Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance – in the Senedd at 1:36 pm on 14 November 2018.

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Photo of Angela Burns Angela Burns Conservative 1:36, 14 November 2018

But, of course, one of the keys to growing our tax base is ensuring that, one, we get more people into work, and, two, that they are able to earn a better standard of living, a better wage, so that they can then put that back into the economy. That, in turn, generates the cash for us to spend on health, education and all the other myriad public service requirements that we have. And, so, the working base is actually picking up quite a hefty burden.

So, my question to you, Cabinet Secretary, is, as we need that working base to grow, and we need them to be able to earn more and better money, what assurances can you provide that that taxes proposed in your leadership manifesto will not disproportionately hit Welsh businesses, and thereby hamper economic growth, because those businesses need the cash within the business to employ more people and to expand their businesses.