10. Debate: The Draft Budget 2021-2022

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 7:08 pm on 9 February 2021.

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Photo of Mr Neil Hamilton Mr Neil Hamilton UKIP 7:08, 9 February 2021

In so many other areas as well, the Welsh Government has been devoting itself to the destruction of the wealth-producing economy in Wales, just as the UK Government has on the other side of the border as well. The COVID pandemic has just exacerbated the squeeze. But that's as nothing—I'll just finish with this last remark, Llywydd—to the squeeze that is to come, because you ain't seen nothing yet if you look back over the austerity policies that are criticised by the Welsh Government in recent years. We are only at the beginning of a massive squeeze on the economy, which will make all our problems very much worse because of the COVID restrictions.