The Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 11:45 am on 8 July 2020.

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Photo of Gareth Bennett Gareth Bennett UKIP 11:45, 8 July 2020

I thank the First Minister for his response. Getting a co-ordinated response from different Governments within the UK has been one of the problems of the crisis we are living through, and it is clear that the economy in Wales will suffer more because of the First Minister's insistence on doing things differently here. I feel the problem may be aggravated by the First Minister possessing an inflated idea of his own importance. One issue may be that the salary of the First Minister of Wales is almost equal to that of the UK Prime Minister. Given that an important trade association in Wales has just declared no confidence in the First Minister, I wonder if he really believes he is worth such a salary.