Welsh Conservatives to launch ‘Fix Wales’ manifesto: Promising tax cuts and infrastructure upgrades
The Welsh Conservatives will launch their Senedd election manifesto today – pledging a 1p cut in basic rate of income take and delivering upgrades on the A55 if elected to government in May.
Welsh Conservative Leader and Clwyd West MS will unveil ‘Fix Wales’ at St David’s Hotel in Cardiff, where he is expected to describe the plan as one that will “unleash economic growth, create jobs and put more money into the pockets of hardworking people” across Wales.
“People in Wales are crying out for positive change, this is our credible and costed plan to deliver just that,” he will say.
“Our message to the people of Wales is this: no matter where you live, or what your circumstances are, you’ll be better off under a Welsh Conservative Government.”
Manifesto commitments expected to be unveiled today include a 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax and a cap on council tax increases, with a requirement for referendums on hikes of over 5%
Other pledged expected to be announced are:
- Scrapping Welsh Stamp Duty on main homes and restoring the Right to Buy to boost home ownership
- Re-establishing a Welsh Development Agency to attract inward investment, promote business growth and create jobs
- Backing nuclear power to support UK energy security, and implement a moratorium on large scale wind and solar farms
- Delivering an M4 relief road, upgrades on the A55, and the dualling of the A40 to Fishguard in West Wales
- Piloting an effective 5% rate of VAT on tourism accommodation businesses
- Introducing a £1,000 tuition fee discount for students studying STEM subjects
- Refunding University tuition fees for nursing, medicine, teaching and dentistry students who study in Wales and go on to work for at least five years in the Welsh NHS or Welsh schools
- An ambitious target to deliver 125,000 apprenticeships over the next Senedd term to meet the skills Wales needs to drive economic growth
- Boosting the farming budget by £100m
- No more powers for the Senedd, and no more spending on non-devolved matters
- And reversing the increase in the number of Members of the Senedd
On his political opponents, Mr Millar will say: “Labour has failed Wales. But they wouldn’t have been able to do it without the support of Plaid and the Liberal Democrats. A vote for any of those parties, is a vote for more of the same.
“And neither Reform nor the Greens are credible or serious political parties. They pose a risk to our security, and lack the experience, passion and solutions that Wales needs.”
Earlier this week Wrexham.com reported that both Plaid Cymru and Welsh Labour had kickstarted their Senedd campaigns. Both Reform UK and the Welsh Liberal Democrats are expected to announce their plans this week.
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