Martin Ford 03 January 2024

Welsh minister backs tax reforms

One of the candidates to become first minister of Wales has backed reform of council tax.

Vaughan Gething, currently economy minister in the Labour Welsh Government, defended proposals to shake up bands, currently under consultation.

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