David T. C. Davies – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David T. C. Davies on 2015-12-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he plans to amend the draft Wales Bill to enable the National Assembly for Wales to vary income tax without a referendum.

Stephen Crabb

At Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government will remove the need for a referendum to introduce the Welsh Rates of Income Tax. This will be done in the Wales Bill, which will be introduced into Parliament in the New Year.