Welsh Labour Party 23/04/2014

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0:00:12 > 0:00:14All across the country, millions of families are waking up to a Britain

0:00:14 > 0:00:17in which they find it harder to get on,

0:00:17 > 0:00:19whilst the Tory-Lib Dem Government

0:00:19 > 0:00:21keep telling people everything's fixed.

0:00:21 > 0:00:23Many are finding that hard work

0:00:23 > 0:00:26no longer stops the pound in their pocket getting smaller

0:00:26 > 0:00:28or the bills getting harder to afford.

0:00:28 > 0:00:31Under David Cameron, gas and electricity bills have increased

0:00:31 > 0:00:34over £300 for an average family, whilst energy companies

0:00:34 > 0:00:36are making huge profits.

0:00:36 > 0:00:41In Wales, we know that hard-working families

0:00:41 > 0:00:43need our support.

0:00:43 > 0:00:46That's why, while the Tories have closed

0:00:46 > 0:00:48hundreds of Sure Start centres in England,

0:00:48 > 0:00:51Welsh Labour have invested in Flying Start,

0:00:51 > 0:00:54increasing childcare.

0:00:54 > 0:00:56Whilst claiming to be cutting taxes,

0:00:56 > 0:01:02David Cameron has put up taxes 24 times on hard-working families.

0:01:02 > 0:01:05His increase in VAT alone has cost the average family £450,

0:01:05 > 0:01:10by putting up the price of dozens of everyday essentials.

0:01:10 > 0:01:13However, there is one group that he does care about.

0:01:13 > 0:01:16David Cameron's priority has been the most privileged,

0:01:16 > 0:01:20who have been handed huge tax cuts worth many thousands of pounds

0:01:20 > 0:01:23while personal debt for ordinary families is rising

0:01:23 > 0:01:26and their wages continue to be squeezed.

0:01:26 > 0:01:29And now the Tories are planning another tax giveaway

0:01:29 > 0:01:31for the top 1% of earners.

0:01:31 > 0:01:35We all remember how the Lib Dems broke their promise on student fees.

0:01:35 > 0:01:39As a result, many students in England face years of debt.

0:01:39 > 0:01:42But Welsh Labour didn't turn its back on our young people.

0:01:42 > 0:01:46We acted to protect students from Wales

0:01:46 > 0:01:48against the burden of higher fees.

0:01:48 > 0:01:52Welsh Labour are working hard to avoid a lost generation.

0:01:52 > 0:01:56Our Jobs Growth Wales scheme has now created some 12,000 job opportunities

0:01:56 > 0:01:58for young people.

0:01:58 > 0:02:01Under David Cameron and Nick Clegg,

0:02:01 > 0:02:06the average working person is a shocking £1,600 worse off a year.

0:02:06 > 0:02:09Dealing with this government's cost-of-living crisis

0:02:09 > 0:02:11has never been so important.

0:02:11 > 0:02:14Welsh Labour is standing up for Wales.

0:02:14 > 0:02:16We want a country that works for everyone,

0:02:16 > 0:02:19not just the privileged few.

0:02:19 > 0:02:21Labour will freeze energy bills until 2017

0:02:21 > 0:02:24by standing up to rip-off energy companies,

0:02:24 > 0:02:27build on the success of Jobs Growth Wales

0:02:27 > 0:02:31with the Jobs Guarantee providing employment for young people,

0:02:31 > 0:02:34cut tax for 24 million people.

0:02:34 > 0:02:38The Bedroom Tax has forced thousands of people to food banks.

0:02:38 > 0:02:42Only Labour will scrap the Bedroom Tax.