The Cost-of-living Crisis

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice – in the Senedd at 1:40 pm on 9 February 2022.

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Photo of James Evans James Evans Conservative 1:40, 9 February 2022

Minister, the cost-of-living crisis taking hold across the UK is an extremely frightening prospect to many people in my constituency. Rural poverty is something many in urban Wales don't consider when making policies to counter economic hardship for many families on lower incomes who live in rural areas. There are ways in which we can counter the crisis within the devolution settlement. Your Government has partial control of income tax levels, and every year you can choose to vary these rates. So, what consideration has the Government made of cutting the rate of income tax for basic rate payers to alleviate some of the pressures being faced by those on the lowest wages in our society? Diolch, Llywydd.