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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Yes. Excellent. Thank you very much. I think that brings us to the conclusion unless anybody has any further burning questions. But, thank you so much for your time this morning. It's been great to talk to you, and thank you for giving the evidence that you…
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Just one thing, I suppose. It's a 'yes' or 'no' answer, I suppose. Is this legislation necessary?
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Thank you, Mike, and thank you for those. I'll come over to Peter now.
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Thank you very much. We'll move on to Mike.
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay, thank you very much. That concludes my questions. I'm going to pass over to Rhianon Passmore now, please.
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you.
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
So, with sunset clauses, then, are they generally principles of tax law, or is it just specific for this type of Bill? Or is it something that—?
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay, thank you. And my final question: can you explain why a legislative sunset clause or mandatory pre-authorisation should be considered, and how these could be used to ensure that a proposed legislative process for amending the Welsh tax Acts is…
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay.
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay. You felt that the volume of legislative change currently required for devolved taxation is insufficient to justify an annual finance Bill process in Wales, but this option should be kept under review. Can you suggest at what point you would conclude…
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you very much. So, the second question I've got: in your view, would primary legislation mechanisms, such as a dedicated fast-track or expedited Bill process, be a better way of making urgent changes to Welsh tax Acts than a proposal in this Bill…
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay, thank you. If you've nothing to add, obviously, to either point, then we would move on, but Lakshmi, did you have anything to add?
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
That's fine. We'll start with John. Thanks.
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Okay, fine. We'll start with John, no problem.
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Lovely. Welcome, this morning. Thank you, both, for giving of your time. We've got quite a few questions, as you'd imagine, so we're going to crack on with some of those. I'll start. We're trying to understand the rationale of setting tax law through primary…
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
Welcome, John. And, Lakshmi.
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
A warm welcome to the meeting, and thank you for giving of your time this morning. Would you be willing to introduce yourselves and your roles, for the record? We'll start with John.
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Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 2
So, we move on to item 3. We've got our witnesses with us this morning.
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Papers to note
Okay. Could we pick that up in some future correspondence and ask those questions? Thank you. If everybody's content, we'll do that. Brilliant. Thank you very much. Okey-dokey. So, we'll note the rest of the papers, if everybody's content. That's good.
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Papers to note
We have a number of papers to note. I'm going to note those for the record, unless anybody wants to say anything about any of them. Rhianon.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning. A warm welcome to this meeting this morning of the Finance Committee. We have a lot of work to do this morning, so I'm going to press ahead quickly. This meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and the Record of Proceedings will be…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The UK Government's Elections Bill
I imagine most of us involved in this debate have spent a fair amount of time trudging the streets in our patch, knocking doors, and talking politics to strangers. It's an aspect of being a member of a political party that I genuinely enjoy. Occasionally, it…
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Motion under Standing Order 10.5 to appoint the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
The committee firmly believes that a pre-nomination hearing ensures open and transparent scrutiny of the candidate identified as the most suitable from the recruitment process. It also provides the committee, and ultimately the Senedd, with additional…
, Plenary
Motion under Standing Order 10.5 to appoint the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
As outlined in the committee’s report, it is vital that the committee’s selection process meets the expectations of the people of Wales in terms of robustness and transparency. It's also vital that the process is conducted in a way that removes it from any…
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Motion under Standing Order 10.5 to appoint the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
I'm glad to say that the recruitment process attracted many excellent candidates and it gives me great pleasure to move this motion today, on behalf of the Finance Committee, to nominate the preferred candidate, Michelle Morris, to Her Majesty for appointment…
