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It hasn't happened for more than 700 years, but plans have been outlined | :00:16. | :00:20. | |
for how Wales will collect and manage its own taxes. | :00:21. | :00:23. | |
The Welsh government wants a new authority to make sure taxes | :00:24. | :00:27. | |
But there are no answers yet on how much it will cost to set up, | :00:28. | :00:31. | |
Here's our Political Correspondent Daniel Davies. | :00:32. | :00:38. | |
It's been a while since Wales had its own taxes. | :00:39. | :00:41. | |
In fact, the last time was 1282, when taxes were imposed | :00:42. | :00:44. | |
Nowadays, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is the man in charge. | :00:45. | :00:49. | |
But his grip on the power to tax us is loosening - a bit. | :00:50. | :00:55. | |
Meaning more power for this woman - the Welsh Finance Minister. | :00:56. | :00:59. | |
The Welsh Government is getting powers over some taxes, | :01:00. | :01:02. | |
including the Stamp Duty paid when you buy a house and the tax | :01:03. | :01:06. | |
I am balancing a very challenging budget. | :01:07. | :01:14. | |
10% cut in real terms this year, in terms of our budget prospects, | :01:15. | :01:19. | |
but this has to be about powers for a purpose. | :01:20. | :01:23. | |
New important levers, a devolution process for a purpose, and that is | :01:24. | :01:29. | |
for boosting the economy and to tackle poverty and inequality. | :01:30. | :01:34. | |
The last record of ancient Welsh taxes dates back to the 13th century | :01:35. | :01:38. | |
when Prince Llewellyn needed money to fight the English. | :01:39. | :01:43. | |
The Welsh government isn't planning anything quite so dramatic | :01:44. | :01:46. | |
but it is battling with the Treasury over who'll cover the cost for | :01:47. | :01:49. | |
Under today's proposals, a Welsh Revenue Authority will be | :01:50. | :01:56. | |
It could employ its own tax collectors, or pay someone else, | :01:57. | :02:01. | |
So far, there's no estimate on how much it will all cost. | :02:02. | :02:08. | |
By 2018, the Welsh government will have its own version of Stamp Duty. | :02:09. | :02:12. | |
Decisions on who pays what will have to wait until | :02:13. | :02:16. | |
The Wales Bill, currently going through Parliament, also offers | :02:17. | :02:22. | |
the chance for a referendum on devolving some income tax powers. | :02:23. | :02:27. | |
They are the questions that have caused divisions between | :02:28. | :02:31. | |
What we need to do is create an element of responsibility, | :02:32. | :02:38. | |
and from a Conservative point of view, we want that to go down, | :02:39. | :02:42. | |
Lower income tax, lower stamp duty so that we can | :02:43. | :02:47. | |
create more entrepreneurs in Wales and more wealth. | :02:48. | :02:50. | |
Back in the 13th century, Llewellyn ap Gruffudd upset some | :02:51. | :02:53. | |
of his taxpayers by demanding they pay 3p for every cow or horse - | :02:54. | :02:58. | |
The Welsh Government is hoping to avoid repeating his mistake with | :02:59. | :03:04. | |
It's meant to make the system fair and simple to understand, | :03:05. | :03:08. | |
and a consultation on your views is open until mid-December. | :03:09. | :03:14. | |
The body which looks after the day-to-day running of the National | :03:15. | :03:18. | |
Assembly has paid more than ?100,000 into a fraudulent bank account. | :03:19. | :03:22. | |
It's believed the Assembly Commission is highly unlikely | :03:23. | :03:25. | |
Police have arrested someone as part of their investigation. | :03:26. | :03:30. | |
An Assembly spokesperson says changes have since been introduced. | :03:31. | :03:36. | |
A trial closure of a junction of the M4 at Port Talbot has cost | :03:37. | :03:39. | |
That figure is from a freedom of information request. | :03:40. | :03:45. | |
Since August, Junction 41 westbound is closed twice | :03:46. | :03:48. | |
The plans have been criticised by some businesses but the Welsh | :03:49. | :03:54. | |
government says there's been positive feedback from drivers. | :03:55. | :03:58. | |
A decision will be made in March on whether | :03:59. | :04:00. | |
Elderly patients in rural areas of North Wales will trial a new | :04:01. | :04:07. | |
scheme that will see them speaking to doctors over the internet. | :04:08. | :04:10. | |
It's part of the Future Hospital Programme devised | :04:11. | :04:13. | |
Some patients will receive follow-up appointments with | :04:14. | :04:18. | |
People living in Carmarthen have won a battle against plans to locate | :04:19. | :04:26. | |
a hostel for former soldiers in their quiet cul-de-sac. | :04:27. | :04:30. | |
With many of the veterans suffering from mental health or addiction | :04:31. | :04:33. | |
problems, they'd feared it would disturb their peaceful community. | :04:34. | :04:37. | |
Lon Hir is a peaceful, leafy cul-de-sac, ten minutes walk | :04:38. | :04:43. | |
Number 24, a spacious detached house with large garden. | :04:44. | :04:49. | |
This calm, quiet environment is an ideal | :04:50. | :04:51. | |
location to recuperate, according to the charity Allabarey, who wanted to | :04:52. | :04:54. | |
turn it into a hostel for six ex-service personnel struggling to | :04:55. | :04:58. | |
But people who live on this street say they're fearful | :04:59. | :05:04. | |
of the plans, and think there are better locations for the hostel. | :05:05. | :05:08. | |
Although unwilling to go on camera, they fear noise | :05:09. | :05:11. | |
and unruly behaviour from residents suffering from addiction problems | :05:12. | :05:16. | |
This morning the planning committee came on a site visit to see | :05:17. | :05:22. | |
for themselves the issues that the locals were worried about. | :05:23. | :05:24. | |
From homeless, to alcoholics, to mental problems. | :05:25. | :05:34. | |
Following the visit, the application for change of use from a house to | :05:35. | :05:37. | |
a house of multiple occupancy was rejected by councillors leaving | :05:38. | :05:40. | |
the charity behind the scheme looking for an alternative site. | :05:41. | :05:44. | |
Having received the funding to to establish veterans' homes in Wales, | :05:45. | :05:47. | |
we are still looking for a place to open it, and we believe | :05:48. | :05:53. | |
the dedicated support we have created and which we have already | :05:54. | :05:57. | |
established in the southwest of England is very needed here, | :05:58. | :06:01. | |
and so we will press ahead and do our best to find | :06:02. | :06:07. | |
a way to open the homes, which we already have the funding for. | :06:08. | :06:11. | |
Armed Forces veterans make up 8% of the Welsh population, and | :06:12. | :06:13. | |
while only a very small number need specialist care like that offered by | :06:14. | :06:17. | |
I am a veteran of 35 years, and this is a service that veterans | :06:18. | :06:25. | |
We rely on the communities to help them in this regard. | :06:26. | :06:33. | |
So any opposition I do find very unfortunate, and very... | :06:34. | :06:38. | |
It is money from fines imposed on banks who rigged the interest or | :06:39. | :06:43. | |
LIBOR rates that's helping to fund Veterans Accommodation. | :06:44. | :06:46. | |
Some of that ?40 million pot has already gone into initiatives | :06:47. | :06:49. | |
in Wales, more are planned, and some like this one in Carmarthen | :06:50. | :06:53. | |
Plaid Cymru says the Welsh government is refusing to reveal how | :06:54. | :06:59. | |
many jobs each of Wales' seven enterprise zones has generated. | :07:00. | :07:04. | |
A complaint has now been passed to the Information Commissioner. | :07:05. | :07:07. | |
The Welsh government says more than 2,000 jobs have been created over | :07:08. | :07:11. | |
the last two years at the seven sites in Cardiff, Anglesey, Deeside, | :07:12. | :07:15. | |
St Athan, Ebbw Vale, Snowdonia and the Haven Waterway. | :07:16. | :07:26. | |
Some will be doing better than others. We can expect them to move | :07:27. | :07:32. | |
and different speeds, and that is a simple caveat that government put in | :07:33. | :07:38. | |
in publishing the figures. We have to be able to scrutinise the | :07:39. | :07:41. | |
government. We have to make sure we are getting value for money. | :07:42. | :07:45. | |
Football and Swansea City are through to | :07:46. | :07:46. | |
the fourth round of the Capital One Cup after an impressive 3-0 win at | :07:47. | :07:50. | |
home against Everton, their first ever wind over the Merseyside club. | :07:51. | :07:54. | |
Cardiff City are out, beaten by the same score line | :07:55. | :07:56. | |
And in the Football League Trophy, Newport were beaten 2-1 by Swindon. | :07:57. | :08:01. | |
Let's see what the weather has in store, Behnaz has the forecast. | :08:02. | :08:08. | |
We have had some rain today for the first day of autumn. If few showers | :08:09. | :08:14. | |
tomorrow but looking dry by the time we get to the afternoon, and plenty | :08:15. | :08:17. | |
of trouble but the book to come in time for the weekend as well. This | :08:18. | :08:22. | |
is the radar showing the extent of the rain making its way in this | :08:23. | :08:26. | |
afternoon. It is sitting in across the East but behind it we have more | :08:27. | :08:31. | |
showers pushing through. It is a fairly mild night. The temperatures | :08:32. | :08:37. | |
should remain in double figures, and it is quite breezy, along the | :08:38. | :08:43. | |
coastal post -- coastal areas. Tomorrow, high-pressure starting to | :08:44. | :08:46. | |
build from the south-west improving the weather. First thing tomorrow | :08:47. | :08:52. | |
morning, it is a cloudy start, with a few showers. Becoming drier and | :08:53. | :08:56. | |
brighter as the day goes on. As for the rest of the UK, apart from the | :08:57. | :09:03. | |
odd shower in the south-east, it is dry and brighter, blustery in | :09:04. | :09:06. | |
Scotland and north-west Wales with temperatures ranging from 14-19. In | :09:07. | :09:14. | |
Wales, we can look forward to sunny spells. It will feel a touch cooler | :09:15. | :09:21. | |
than today. Temperatures ranging from 15-18. Tomorrow, another fairly | :09:22. | :09:25. | |
quiet night. from 15-18. Tomorrow, another fairly | :09:26. | :09:33. | |
skies. It is mild. Thursday, starts off cloudy. Some rain later on in | :09:34. | :09:37. | |
the day. 15-18, the temperatures. off cloudy. Some rain later on in | :09:38. | :09:43. | |
Gradually, the temperatures creep up on Friday and the weekend. | :09:44. | :09:49. | |
High-pressure Sikkim cross -- sitting across the UK. That is the | :09:50. | :09:57. | |
forecast. That is Wales Today. Thank you for watching. From all of us, | :09:58. | :09:58. | |
good night. | :09:59. | :10:00. |