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Wales needs to rethink the help it offers to companies based here, | :00:11. | :00:15. | |
in light of Tata's decision to sell its steel plants. | :00:16. | :00:19. | |
That's according to members of Wales' main political parties, | :00:20. | :00:22. | |
who have been giving their views on the future of the Welsh economy | :00:23. | :00:25. | |
in the run-up to next month's Assembly elections. | :00:26. | :00:28. | |
Here's our Political Correspondent, Arwyn Jones. | :00:29. | :00:33. | |
Today, Sanjeev Gupta, the only prospective buyer to come | :00:34. | :00:35. | |
forward to take on Tata's strip steel business, has said he is "not | :00:36. | :00:39. | |
married" to a buyout - suggesting he could walk away | :00:40. | :00:43. | |
from a potential deal, if the government fails | :00:44. | :00:45. | |
to meet his terms on workers' pensions and energy costs. | :00:46. | :00:50. | |
During a BBC Wales election debate this morning, | :00:51. | :00:53. | |
all parties gave their support to the workers. | :00:54. | :00:55. | |
The Assembly candidates also gave their views on the what should | :00:56. | :00:59. | |
review in the way business rates are funded and | :01:00. | :01:05. | |
managed in terms of the use of state aid rules, | :01:06. | :01:08. | |
they are limited in the amount that that can be intervened. | :01:09. | :01:11. | |
In terms of procurement for Tata, EU procurement laws limit us to having | :01:12. | :01:26. | |
-- procurement laws limit us from having a preference for Welsh | :01:27. | :01:29. | |
companies. For others there is a role | :01:30. | :01:31. | |
for the welsh government to help,not only in Tata, | :01:32. | :01:33. | |
but elsewhere, too. We seem to be using the same | :01:34. | :01:35. | |
strategy of the 1970s and 1980s where the government is giving up | :01:36. | :01:38. | |
grant aid rather than working alongside companies, management and | :01:39. | :01:41. | |
workforce together, to come up with a | :01:42. | :01:42. | |
sustainable long-term strategy. As well as offering support | :01:43. | :01:44. | |
for Tata, Labour says Government can also boost the economy by investing, | :01:45. | :01:47. | |
like the last government's schools 21st-century schools, we have been | :01:48. | :01:49. | |
investing almost ?2 billion And we've got to remember | :01:50. | :01:52. | |
that what we've done is to use procurement as a tool | :01:53. | :01:56. | |
to really build the companies The M4 relief road is another | :01:57. | :01:59. | |
potential infrastructure boost But parties disagree | :02:00. | :02:04. | |
on whether or not it's worth using the Welsh Government's | :02:05. | :02:08. | |
entire billion pound I want to see us taking a slightly | :02:09. | :02:10. | |
broader stance We ask ourselves not how can | :02:11. | :02:16. | |
we build roads, we ask how can we make sure | :02:17. | :02:21. | |
that people and goods can move around freely around our own area | :02:22. | :02:25. | |
and into and out of other areas. There was also a consensus that | :02:26. | :02:28. | |
smaller businesses And inward investment, looking | :02:29. | :02:30. | |
after those that come in better and also marketing more | :02:31. | :02:41. | |
effectively so that we can't draw in The issues around selling Tata Steel | :02:42. | :02:45. | |
have dominated the headlines over the past days and weeks | :02:46. | :02:50. | |
and dominated the Assembly The formal sale process | :02:51. | :02:53. | |
will begin tomorrow. North Wales Police say | :02:54. | :03:00. | |
they are becoming increasingly concerned about a 57-year-old woman | :03:01. | :03:03. | |
missing from Caernarfon. Local people joined the search | :03:04. | :03:07. | |
for Avril Whitfield today. Police are urging anyone | :03:08. | :03:11. | |
with information to contact them. Swansea City Supporters Trust says | :03:12. | :03:18. | |
it needs more detail before it can get behind a ?100 million takeover | :03:19. | :03:22. | |
of the club. It's emerged that two | :03:23. | :03:25. | |
American investors are in talks about a deal - | :03:26. | :03:28. | |
as Nicola Smith reports. Yesterday's win over | :03:29. | :03:31. | |
Chelsea was memorable. It effectively assured Swansea City | :03:32. | :03:35. | |
are safe from relegation and as fans left the ground, | :03:36. | :03:38. | |
it emerged a takeover that could change the club's fortunes | :03:39. | :03:42. | |
for ever was on the cards. In a statement last night, | :03:43. | :03:46. | |
the club confirmed it an agreement to bring | :03:47. | :03:48. | |
in a major new shareholder would have a controlling interest | :03:49. | :03:57. | |
in the club. Chairman Huw Jenkins said | :03:58. | :03:59. | |
it was a proposal that would help Swansea to progress both | :04:00. | :04:01. | |
on and off the field. The supporters' trust | :04:02. | :04:03. | |
would maintain its stake, but told me they are not | :04:04. | :04:05. | |
ready to commit. As 21% shareholders, | :04:06. | :04:07. | |
obviously we've got sit down, go through everything, | :04:08. | :04:10. | |
check we are happy prospective terms and everything | :04:11. | :04:13. | |
before we say yes, definitely. Los Angeles-based Steve Kaplan | :04:14. | :04:23. | |
is vice-chair of NBA basketball Jason Levien is managing | :04:24. | :04:30. | |
general partner of American A new deal with Sky | :04:31. | :04:33. | |
and BT Sport starts next season and it's worth | :04:34. | :04:40. | |
more than ?5 billion, Finish bottom, you pocket | :04:41. | :04:43. | |
at least ?99 million. It's a world away from when Swansea | :04:44. | :04:53. | |
was fighting for survival and today, fans | :04:54. | :04:56. | |
were cautiously optimistic. This time was going to come at some | :04:57. | :05:00. | |
point and the board have showed us | :05:01. | :05:02. | |
that they're looking and they've earned our trust | :05:03. | :05:05. | |
in their decision-making over what I think we've gone as far as we can | :05:06. | :05:09. | |
with the investment we have had So, yes, I think | :05:10. | :05:15. | |
it's excellent news. The club is hoping an agreement can | :05:16. | :05:19. | |
be reached by the end of the season. Boxing - and Wales' Lee Selby | :05:20. | :05:24. | |
retained his IBF featherweight title He won on a unanimous points | :05:25. | :05:28. | |
decision against the American The weather forecast - | :05:29. | :05:32. | |
rain will become more widespread tonight, | :05:33. | :05:44. | |
heavy at times. Tomorrow it'll push | :05:45. | :05:47. | |
south-westwards, with some The rain will become more | :05:48. | :05:49. | |
widespread tomorrow afternoon, | :05:50. | :05:54. |