South East Wales 18 July 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-44870798 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel A military airfield is set to be taken over by the Welsh Government and Cardiff Airport.Currently St Athan airfield, … [Read more...] about Welsh Government takes over airfield
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These are all the new laws the Welsh Government is announcing today
Proposed new laws being introduced in Wales over the next year are being announced today. They include a smacking ban, allowing young people as young as 16 to vote in council elections and banning wild animals First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "The year ahead will be one of the busiest for us in legislative terms since Wales gained primary law-making powers. "Making our statute book ready for EU exit is a big challenge for the Welsh Government and the National Assembly but we must not let this limit our ambitions. We will keep driving forward progress and delivering for the people of Wales." Here are the new laws: Smacking ban This has long been on the cards and a 12-week consultation was launched at the start of this year. The Welsh Government’s proposal has been described as a wider package of measures aimed at helping parents and giving children the best start in life. An NSPCC Cymru spokesperson said: "The NSPCC has long campaigned for children in Wales to have the same … [Read more...] about These are all the new laws the Welsh Government is announcing today
£60 million invested to help deliver Welsh Government’s free childcare initiative
£60 million has been invested to help deliver the Welsh Government's free childcare initiative. Ministers say 30 hours of childcare will be available for up to 48 weeks of the year from 2020. The fund will be used to refurbish or establish new childcare settings to ensure there are sufficient services for the most in need. The Welsh Government says the programme will ensure the Childcare Offer is available to parents across Wales by ensuring there is sufficient childcare in the right areas, with a specific focus on developing new provision in areas that currently lack childcare services, in particular rural and disadvantaged areas. … [Read more...] about £60 million invested to help deliver Welsh Government’s free childcare initiative
Welsh Government warned of pressures to make taxes less “fair”
There will be no simple way to increase income tax revenue using Wales’ new devolved tax powers, according to a new report by Cardiff University academics for the Wales Centre for Public Policy. The Centre is a think tank backed by the Welsh Government to look at the challenges it faces. The report looks at the possible impact of cutting the very top income tax band -the additional rate by 5p in the pound. It states that if it led to more than 845 highly paid people moving to Wales -or designating their second homes here as their main residences- the Welsh Government would see its revenue increase. A 5p cut for basic rate payers would only bring in extra money if more than half a million more taxpayers were attracted to Wales. Making income tax more regressive -less skewed towards taxing the wealthiest- could be widely seen as unfair. One way of making such a change more politically palatable would be to tackle the council tax system at the same time. The report's authors … [Read more...] about Welsh Government warned of pressures to make taxes less “fair”
Forced council merger plan abandoned by Welsh Government
Plans that could have seen councils forced to merge have been withdrawn by Local Government Secretary Alun Davies. Mr Davies has previously said the number of local authorities could be reduced from 22 to 10, publishing a map that showed details of possible mergers and warned council leaders: “Change or we will change you!” But addressing the Welsh Local Government Association’s (WLGA’s) annual conference in Llandudno yesterday, he made it clear that any mergers would be voluntary. He told the WLGA he wanted to "work together". There was widespread opposition to forced mergers in local authorities. Twenty out of 22 councils provided their response to Mr Davies’ Green Paper to the Conservatives’ Shadow Local Government Secretary Janet Finch-Saunders, with all but Swansea council expressing opposition to the merger proposals. Vale of Glamorgan council said: “The previous Cabinet Secretary [Mark Drakeford] promised 10 years of stability. This … [Read more...] about Forced council merger plan abandoned by Welsh Government