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Welsh Labour pledges income tax freeze at manifesto launch
Welsh Labour's manifesto includes a tax freeze and plans for 20,000 new childcare places to help households amid cost of living pressures, party leader Eluned Morgan said.
- On Monday, First Minister Eluned Morgan unveiled Welsh Labour's manifesto in Swansea, pledging to freeze income tax rates if the party retains power ahead of May's Senedd elections.
- The pledge arrives as Welsh Labour faces its most challenging Senedd election since 1999; recent polling by YouGov for ITV Cymru Wales indicates the party currently trails both Plaid Cymru and Reform.
- Alongside the tax freeze, Morgan promised a £4 billion investment in the NHS and capping single bus fares at £2, while maintaining £1 fares for young people and creating 20,000 childcare places.
- "Fairness starts with understanding the pressure families face but fairness also means action," Morgan said. She also pledged to pursue an "energy independent Wales" and a new Lifelong Retraining Guarantee.
- Beyond economic policies, the manifesto includes environmental commitments to clean up rivers and address fly-tipping, as Welsh Labour aims to make everyday life easier for voters concerned about finances and infrastructure.
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Labor and Plaid Cymru will launch their manifestos for the Senedd elections today (Monday, March 30). Labor promises to freeze income tax rates. The Senedd has powers to vary income tax rates since 2019, but they have never done so.
Welsh Labour pledges income tax freeze ahead of Senedd election
WELSH Labour leader Eluned Morgan has pledged to freeze Welsh rates of income tax if her party forms the next government, as Labour prepares to launch its Senedd election manifesto on Monday (Mar 30). Speaking in Swansea, Morgan is expected to position the policy as part of a wider effort to ease pressure on households during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. In remarks released ahead of the launch, she said a future Welsh Labour government “wi…
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