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Welsh party leaders clash over council tax increases at First Minister’s Questions
A view of the Senedd, the Welsh parliament building in Cardiff, July 16, 2024
'These figures should be a wake-up call'
PARTY leaders clashed at First Minister’s Questions today over council tax increases in Wales.
“There is a problem on Labour’s watch: these big council tax increases,” said Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar.
“Despite you popping champagne corks about the local government settlement this year, local council tax increases for band D properties are 7.2 per cent higher in 2025-26 compared [with] 5 per cent higher in England.”
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