Supplementary budget: Missed opportunity to build a stronger economy

Sam Rowlands

Speaking ahead of the Finance Minister’s statement on the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Budget, Sam Rowlands MS, Shadow Minister for Finance, said:

"This Supplementary Budget should have been an opportunity to take the difficult decisions to build a stronger economy and deliver on the priorities of the people of Wales.

“We needed a budget to support enterprise, help small businesses and attract investment into Wales.

“Plaid Cymru have not set aside a penny for hardworking small business owners in Wales who face higher business rates than in England and farmers too seem to have been ignored.

“This budget offers more of the same tired approach that we saw under Labour.  What we need is a budget that cuts taxes and gets the Welsh economy moving.”

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