Group 5: Council tax: single person discount (Amendment 14)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:19 pm on 9 July 2024.

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Photo of Peter Fox Peter Fox Conservative 5:19, 9 July 2024

Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Amendment 14 is somewhat of a probing amendment. We would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary to commit to maintaining the single person discount at a minimum of 25 per cent, and without imposing new conditions or restrictions on eligibility for the discount. We welcome that the Cabinet Secretary, during Stage 2, stated that she will be adding this. However, we would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary to reiterate that commitment today, because, as we know, in the explanatory memorandum, on page 90, there's very clearly a line there that allows councils to disapply this discount or reduce it in certain circumstances. So, I think it's absolutely important we get a firm, absolutely solid commitment that 25 per cent minimum will always stay in place. Thank you.