Council Tax

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 28 September 2022.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 1:35, 28 September 2022

The reform agenda that's currently on to adjust and make a little bit more progressive the current tax system we have is welcome, and in fact it's long overdue, but it's why I'm also having letters from my constituents, because there will always be winners and losers, and I've got some constituents worried that they'll be on the losing side of this, but it is long overdue. But, could I ask the Minister, longer term, is the Welsh Government still, with other parties as well, interested in those discussions around a land reform tax, a fundamental change to the system, in the longer term, of course, or some sort of hybrid model? We know that's it had experimentation worldwide on this, but a Welsh version of this, surely, more progressive, more equitable, and also something that is a tax on the wealth of the landowners, as opposed to a tax on investing in the added value of that land, so it's not a disincentive to entrepreneurism. Is that still on the agenda?