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Cardiff baffled as Cameron offers new income tax powers
Westminster could cede control over income tax to the devolved Welsh government

Westminster could cede control over income tax to the devolved Welsh government, David Cameron has confirmed along with plans for a referendum.

Mr Cameron bizarrely railed against his own Parliament yesterday as "a foot on the windpipe of the Welsh Assembly," promising a Bill in the Commons to allow a referendum on devolving powers to set income tax rates.

"We believe in a strong Wales within a strong United Kingdom," Mr Cameron said.

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