Tories pledge tax cut if they win Senedd election

by Ella

The Conservatives would take 1p off the basic rate of income tax in Wales if they take power in next year's Senedd election, the party's leader in the Welsh Parliament has pledged.

Darren Millar made the promise to reduce the rate to 19p in every £1 to mark exactly a year to go to the vote.

Calling it a tax cut for 1.7 million people, he said that under his plans the "average working family" would be "£450 per year better off, giving them the choice of where to spend more of their hard-earned money".

The Liberal Democrats said such a move would mean "sweeping cuts to our already struggling public services".

Reform indicated over the weekend that it aimed to go further and take either 1p or 2p off all income tax rates in Wales.

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth called the May 2026 election a "golden opportunity" to vote for the "only credible pro-Wales government".

In a major speech on Tuesday, Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan said she would "call out" her colleagues in Westminster when they "get it wrong for Wales".

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