Quote Originally Posted by The Bloop View Post
They never said they wouldn't tax it. The Welsh government said they would talk to Westminster with a view to it being paid in full without deductions, but I guess that wasn't possible.
The Welsh government could just get around this by increasing the payment to about £650 to ensure those eligible get about £500 after deductions.
Why should the Welsh Government increase the cost of the scheme to satisfy the UK Government? Whilst my partner was earning £95 a week for 3 weeks, my neighbours were sat in their gardens, furloughed at 80% of their wages. In fact, that scheme is so popular that 2 of them have refused the opportunity to go back to work.