:00:12. > :00:17.The Welsh Conservatives say they'll aim to cut income tax in Wales
:00:18. > :00:20.by two pence in the pound, if they win the Assembly election.
:00:21. > :00:23.Powers to vary income tax will be devolved to the Welsh Government
:00:24. > :00:25.under plans published by the UK Government.
:00:26. > :00:31.Our political correspondent Arwyn Jones reports.
:00:32. > :00:34.Launching his party's election campaign recently,
:00:35. > :00:40.Andrew RT Davies said he wanted to take Wales down a different path.
:00:41. > :00:43.Today he says that path should be towards being the low
:00:44. > :00:51.In a newspaper article, Mr Davies said:
:00:52. > :01:04.We want this to be a tool the sort of stimulate the economy in Wales,
:01:05. > :01:06.and to attract more employers, to attract more people
:01:07. > :01:09.to want to base themselves here and, you know, to really give
:01:10. > :01:14.To give them a tax break and let them keep
:01:15. > :01:18.At the moment the basic rate of income tax is 20p in the pound.
:01:19. > :01:20.A cut of 2p would cost the Welsh Government
:01:21. > :01:24.The power to vary income tax is expected to be devolved to Wales
:01:25. > :01:27.during the course of the next five-year Assembly term,
:01:28. > :01:29.but Labour insists the Tory proposals would mean less money
:01:30. > :01:39.This cut, if they made it, would of course take ?380 million
:01:40. > :01:42.out of our budget every year, and ?1.8 billion over five years,
:01:43. > :01:50.Where are they going to find that money?
:01:51. > :01:52.Plaid Cymru says income taxes should not be changed until public
:01:53. > :01:57.It may be a popular move with some people, but I think when people
:01:58. > :01:59.reflect and they realise the investment that is
:02:00. > :02:03.needed in our schools, in our health services,
:02:04. > :02:06.crucially in care for older people, I think people will see this
:02:07. > :02:10.While the Liberal Democrats say they want to lessen the tax burden,
:02:11. > :02:18.they think it needs to be done more gradually.
:02:19. > :02:21.If you are going to cut tax, we need to do it at a time
:02:22. > :02:26.So we're not going to be losing money on health and health
:02:27. > :02:28.and education and social services, the crucial services which people
:02:29. > :02:30.depend on all-round Wales, and so that balancing
:02:31. > :02:33.While Ukip supports lowering taxes as a principle,
:02:34. > :02:36.they think a referendum is needed before the Welsh Government gets
:02:37. > :02:39.We don't think that tax-raising powers should be devolved to
:02:40. > :02:42.the Assembly without a referendum, to allow the people to decide.
:02:43. > :02:45.It is much more likely on previous experience that taxes will actually
:02:46. > :02:48.go up rather than be cut, and the budget has got
:02:49. > :02:55.As the public purse comes under ever more pressure,
:02:56. > :02:58.any changes to how much money goes to this place after May's
:02:59. > :03:02.election will always be put under great scrutiny.
:03:03. > :03:07.Specialist staff were called into Swansea Prison after three
:03:08. > :03:12.inmates climbed onto the roof earlier today.
:03:13. > :03:13.The incident started just before 10am this morning.
:03:14. > :03:15.They've since come down and prison service staff say
:03:16. > :03:19.they worked to resolve the incident as quickly and safely as possible.
:03:20. > :03:21.A 37-year-old man man has been charged
:03:22. > :03:23.with grievous bodily harm, assault and drink driving -
:03:24. > :03:25.after a car collided with two female pedestrians
:03:26. > :03:29.The two women, aged 19 and 21, are being treated for serious
:03:30. > :03:36.A man and a dog have died following a fire at a house
:03:37. > :03:40.North Wales Police are investigating the blaze which started last night,
:03:41. > :03:48.To tonight's sport, and swimmer Jazz Carlin
:03:49. > :03:50.became the fifth Welsh athlete to qualify for Rio,
:03:51. > :03:52.after winning the 400m freestyle at the British Swimming Championships
:03:53. > :03:55.in Glasgow last night - it was her third win
:03:56. > :04:02.In the Pro12 rugby, Cardiff Blues retained their hopes
:04:03. > :04:04.of European Champions Cup qualification, with a hard-fought
:04:05. > :04:13.The final score was 28-8 to the home side.
:04:14. > :04:16.As the Assembly election draws nearer, Wales Today is on tour -
:04:17. > :04:27.I'll be starting in Pembrokeshire tomorrow.
:04:28. > :04:35.We are just weeks away from the next Welsh Assembly election. You will
:04:36. > :04:39.soon get to vote for the people who have to make some big decisions on
:04:40. > :04:43.some of the most important aspects of our lives, things like schools
:04:44. > :04:46.and hospitals. For the next fortnight, we are travelling the
:04:47. > :04:51.length and breadth of the country exploring the issues that matter in
:04:52. > :04:56.your community. First stop, Haverfordwest. Our reporter asks
:04:57. > :05:01.what lessons politicians need to learn about school reorganisation,
:05:02. > :05:05.and our political correspondents are assessing what the political parties
:05:06. > :05:09.have on offer. And what do you want from the next Welsh Government?
:05:10. > :05:16.Well, you have the chance to tell them, as part of my Manifesto 2016.
:05:17. > :05:19.I will be gathering your ideas and suggestions as we travelled across
:05:20. > :05:28.the country, and we will be passing them on to the next First Minister.
:05:29. > :05:35.You can also e-mail us. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter.
:05:36. > :05:47.Come with us on our journey around Wales for all you need to know
:05:48. > :05:48.before you cast your vote on the 5th of May.
:05:49. > :05:51.After a clear start to the evening it'll
:05:52. > :05:53.soon turn cloudier, and there could be some light rain.
:05:54. > :05:56.Going into Monday it'll be a fairly cloudy start to the week,
:05:57. > :05:58.with some rain but some sunny spells.
:05:59. > :05:59.Maximum temperature - around 7 Celsius.
:06:00. > :06:14.After a wintry start to the weekend most of us have emerged from
:06:15. > :06:15.hibernation for some pleasant spring sunshine. Happiness for