Council Tax Levels

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:20 pm on 15 June 2021.

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Photo of Tom Giffard Tom Giffard Conservative 2:20, 15 June 2021

I thank the First Minister for his answer. Council tax payers in two councils in my region, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend, are forced to pay some of the highest rates of council tax anywhere in the UK. In both areas, they pay in excess of £1,900 per year on average for a band D property. We know that Welsh councils generally charge more on their council tax bills than their counterparts in England, and yet these councils have even managed to set rates above that high average. I know in your programme for government, which has been published on the Welsh Government website today, you say you'll seek to reform council tax in Wales, which clearly, based on these figures, is long overdue. Therefore, can I ask you for the specific detail of how you'll achieve this, to ease the burden of council tax on hard-working people across Wales?