Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 18 September 2019.
Minister, you spoke at some length around the block grant for next year and what we now know following the one-year spending review. The other side of your revenues that you'll be able to use to fund spending commitments in Wales are the revenues from the devolved taxes, and I wondered if you could update us around those in the supplementary budget. Notwithstanding another half year’s data, we didn't see any changes in the forecast. The Finance Committee scrutinised this agreement, which I think we broadly support, with the Office for Budget Responsibility, but I wonder, given what’s happened with the UK Government—. I think you said yesterday the OBR hadn't yet been tasked with doing a UK-wide forecast. What impact will that have on how they support you on the forecast for Welsh devolved taxes? Will they be forecast on a self-standing basis just for Wales, or will the OBR still be looking at a comparison with England as to what those taxes will be?