Commenting on new figures showing Wales’ economic inactivity rate has risen over the last 12 months by 0.6% to 24.8%, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Shadow Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy, said:
"These latest figures show the Welsh economy has continued to flatline with too many people economically inactive.
"We urgently need welfare reform to get people off benefits and into work, where they can pay their taxes and help generate more revenue to invest in better public services.
"The new Plaid Cymru government needs to focus relentlessly on creating the conditions for businesses to start up and expand because this is the only way to grow the Welsh economy and make Wales more prosperous.”
