3. Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Response to the UK Government Financial Statement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:07 pm on 27 September 2022.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 3:07, 27 September 2022

Well, you get the impression from the tone of the contribution that the Member doesn't much like Welsh people and their efforts here in Wales. No, I'm sorry, I don't recognise what the Member is saying. We're talking here about a budget that is just so completely regressive. How on earth Members can try and defend something that just takes money away from poorer people—let's remember, vulnerable people are going to be paying for this borrowing for years to come. There will be less investment in public services, so if any Conservative stands up in our budget debates and asks me to put another penny into public services, I will be very, very unimpressed by that, if they are supporting this UK Government's budget. And if I see a single photograph of a Conservative in a foodbank or a warm hub over the course of this winter, I will be equally unimpressed, because these things do not need to happen. Foodbanks and warm hubs are political choices made by the UK Government and ratified in their budget—[Interruption.]