Quote Originally Posted by Claude Blue View Post
Wales has very limited additional tax raising powers.

It can only vary income tax rates via a referendum and you and I know how the public would vote in such a plebiscite.

It can vary stamp duty (which it does) and landfill tax but neither do, or would, bring in substantial sums.

All other tax and welfare rates are set in Westminster.

More than 80% of the Welsh budget is decided in Westminster.

Unlike Westminster, Wales has no powers to borrow money apart from up to £1bn for very specific reasons and certainly not for day-to-day expenditure. Oh and we have to borrow that from Westminster.

So not really a "combination of the two" James.
Well, it is a combination of the two. And Drakeford considered raising them here not long ago. You also have stamp tax, business rates etc, so it is a mix.

The bulk comes from a block grant from Westminster, that is true, but the WG can raise extra money if they wish, and they have 100% control over how the block grant is spent.

They should be scrutinized by us in Wales far more than they should, given we underperform at almost every level nowadays unfortunately.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...ncome-25844092