:00:00. > :00:09.Cardiff Bay could get control of two billion pounds of your money every
:00:10. > :00:14.year, as the Chancellor announces some income tax will be devolved.
:00:15. > :00:16.And police are still trying to identify a body found wrapped
:00:17. > :00:35.in plastic outside a block of flats near Pontypridd.
:00:36. > :00:38.The Chancellor, George Osborne, has outlined his spending plans
:00:39. > :00:44.Amongst his commitments, was giving the National Assembly
:00:45. > :00:48.control over income tax - without the need for a referendum.
:00:49. > :01:09.Our Political Editor Nick Servini now - on what it all means for you.
:01:10. > :01:14.Is the Labour Welsh government happy, until now assembly members
:01:15. > :01:18.have been responsible for spending our money but now the UK Government
:01:19. > :01:23.says they can be in charge of raising significant chunks as well.
:01:24. > :01:28.The Conservative idea is to make a end is more accountable. The Welsh
:01:29. > :01:31.Secretary and I confirm we will legislate so the devolution of
:01:32. > :01:38.income tax can take place without a referendum. The assembly would have
:01:39. > :01:42.control of 10p of income tax in the basic high and additional tax bands.
:01:43. > :01:48.And the ability to vary them individually. This would raise
:01:49. > :01:53.around ?2 billion every year. In 1p rise or cut the basic rate would
:01:54. > :02:01.generate or lose ?180 million. Changes on the higher rates would
:02:02. > :02:04.have a small impact on the purse. The Conservatives want this place
:02:05. > :02:08.more accountable and to stop it becoming a place that spends money
:02:09. > :02:12.and they think it will lead to better politics. I did disagree with
:02:13. > :02:17.that. We are accountable and elected. Can you argue that
:02:18. > :02:22.community councils should have an element of fundraising, councils
:02:23. > :02:27.should be able to raise some money, Westminster but the assembly can't.
:02:28. > :02:32.Some taxes are being devolved, stamp duty. But they are dwarfed by the
:02:33. > :02:38.receipts from income tax. The UK Government has also introduced a new
:02:39. > :02:41.guarantee of funding which would ensure public spending per head
:02:42. > :02:45.never falls below a certain level. The Welsh government says this needs
:02:46. > :02:49.to be looked at in more detail before arriving at any conclusions.
:02:50. > :02:53.We are asking Welsh government to step up, be responsible and
:02:54. > :02:57.accountable and use these levers as an opportunity to grow the Welsh
:02:58. > :03:02.economy. We languish at the bottom of the economic league table, I do
:03:03. > :03:06.not want that to continue. I want Wales to grow. We don't know when
:03:07. > :03:12.the control of income tax will be devolved but work is under way to
:03:13. > :03:15.develop a Welsh Treasury for smaller taxes but they could be a more
:03:16. > :03:22.immediate impact, some of the parties at the assembly make
:03:23. > :03:26.policies on cutting income tax a big part of their campaign for the
:03:27. > :03:31.assembly elections. Income tax powers will give the Welsh
:03:32. > :03:35.government a direct incentive to invest in job creation and economic
:03:36. > :03:40.development because now they will be able to realise the benefit of that.
:03:41. > :03:46.Our priority would be to benefit those on low incomes rather than
:03:47. > :03:51.seek to prioritise those on high. As a result of the spending review, the
:03:52. > :03:55.Welsh government settlement will increase by ?100 million next year.
:03:56. > :04:01.But they say they'll be a reduction of 4% over the next four years.
:04:02. > :04:03.Elsewhere, there was a boost to the city deal for infrastructure schemes
:04:04. > :04:05.in south-east Wales with a commitment from the Chancellor to
:04:06. > :04:06.the project. The Chancellor also announced
:04:07. > :04:08.a number of changes to the welfare system, which will
:04:09. > :04:11.affect people right across Wales. The biggest announcement was his
:04:12. > :04:13.U-turn on cutting tax credits, which There'll be a ?3.35 weekly increase
:04:14. > :04:21.in the state pension, and housing benefit for new social
:04:22. > :04:26.tenants will also be capped at the Meanwhile, the Chancellor's spending
:04:27. > :04:32.review also sees a 26 percent cut in the funding S4C receives
:04:33. > :04:38.from the UK Government. It will be reduced
:04:39. > :04:40.from 6.7 million pounds, S4C receives around 8% of
:04:41. > :04:49.its funding from the UK government. The Conservative MP for Aberconwy,
:04:50. > :04:52.Guto Bebb has taken to Twitter to criticise the cut,
:04:53. > :04:54.but tonight the Wales Office says it's still "completely committed"
:04:55. > :05:01.to Welsh Language broadcasting. The day's other news now, and police
:05:02. > :05:03.are continuing to investigate the murder of a man, whose body was
:05:04. > :05:07.found wrapped in plastic, An investigation was launched
:05:08. > :05:12.yesterday, after human remains were found behind flats in the village
:05:13. > :05:16.of Beddau, near Pontypridd. A police cordon remains
:05:17. > :05:22.in place today at the Trem-Y-Cwm House flats in Beddau,
:05:23. > :05:27.as the murder enquiry continues. Police were called here at
:05:28. > :05:30.around one o'clock yesterday afternoon, after human remains were
:05:31. > :05:34.found within the grounds. They say a man's body was found
:05:35. > :05:37.above ground outside the flats, People living here have been
:05:38. > :05:44.shocked by the discovery. I came home from work last night
:05:45. > :05:48.on the bus, and I saw all I just thought it was
:05:49. > :05:52.a normal traffic accident, but I just can't believe it, because it is
:05:53. > :05:55.really, really quiet around here. All
:05:56. > :05:59.the old age pensioners live here. It is a quiet area,
:06:00. > :06:11.not too much going on. A floodlight was set up last night
:06:12. > :06:18.as scenes of crime officers continued their
:06:19. > :06:23.forensic search into the night. House to house enquiries were also
:06:24. > :06:25.carried out, Detectives are asking the public
:06:26. > :06:31.for help. They're appealing for anyone to get
:06:32. > :06:34.in touch, who has concerns for the welfare of a male friend, relative
:06:35. > :06:37.or neighbour, who they've not seen Forensic examinations are continuing
:06:38. > :06:43.on the body, and a post-mortem examination is
:06:44. > :06:48.being carried out today. Police say
:06:49. > :06:50.a priority is to identify the person They want to speak to anyone who
:06:51. > :06:56.may have information which could The electrification of the
:06:57. > :07:05.Great Western Railway line between Cardiff and Swansea will
:07:06. > :07:07.take longer than expected, The majority
:07:08. > :07:13.of the programme to modernise the line from London to Cardiff
:07:14. > :07:17.should be delivered by March 2019. But the route further west won't
:07:18. > :07:19.be done until after that. Great Western Railway say
:07:20. > :07:21.the news is disappointing Some people have been without water
:07:22. > :07:27.in parts of the south Wales valleys, after damage to
:07:28. > :07:29.a mains pipe. Dwr Cymru Welsh Water says it's
:07:30. > :07:32.working to fix the problem, which has affected supplies
:07:33. > :07:35.in Abercarn, Cross Keys, Emergency repairs are being
:07:36. > :07:56.carried out and supplies should Mixed but milder weather today,
:07:57. > :08:01.tomorrow looks bright and blustery with a fuse scattered showers.
:08:02. > :08:05.Tonight, any showers clear, turning dry overnight and a few clear
:08:06. > :08:10.spells. Some cloud around, blustery but not too cold at six or 10
:08:11. > :08:14.Celsius. Bright and breezy to start tomorrow, the best of sunny spells
:08:15. > :08:19.in the east and likewise the eastern side of the UK enjoys the best of
:08:20. > :08:24.the sunshine. Cloud or thicken from the West with mist and hill fog,
:08:25. > :08:29.spells of rain pushing into Northern Ireland and western Scotland but not
:08:30. > :08:35.as cold as recent days. The wind veers south-westerly introducing
:08:36. > :08:40.mild air. A cloudy end to the day across Wales with patchy rain
:08:41. > :08:45.pushing into the north and west but temperatures back in double figures,
:08:46. > :08:49.11 Celsius in Flintshire, 13 in Pembroke. Staying largely cloudy
:08:50. > :08:55.tomorrow, some patchy mist and drizzle and very mild for November.
:08:56. > :09:01.Nine to 11 Celsius. With the mild Atlantic influence it is changeable
:09:02. > :09:05.with another front arising from the West on Friday. Friday starts dry in
:09:06. > :09:09.the east but with more rain pushing in across the Irish Sea,
:09:10. > :09:15.south-westerly wind picking up, gale force on the West Coast and wet and
:09:16. > :09:19.windy by Friday afternoon. Behind the cold front, dry and cold for a
:09:20. > :09:23.time overnight into Saturday, remaining windy with a risk of
:09:24. > :09:27.wintry showers on high ground. It might start to try in the east but
:09:28. > :09:34.for the rain arriving from the West on Saturday and feeling colder in
:09:35. > :09:38.the gale force south-westerly winds. Mixed weather this week.
:09:39. > :09:42.Changeable, briefly returning to colder drier conditions on Sunday
:09:43. > :09:43.but remaining unsettled next week with further rain likely on Monday.
:09:44. > :09:46.The Wales Report's on next, We're back with all the latest from 6:25
:09:47. > :09:50.But for now, from all of us on the late team,