Local MP, Jamie Wallis, has welcomed the announcement that the freeze on Fuel Duty will be kept in place, for a 10th consecutive year, after a campaign with colleagues.
Commenting after the budget, Dr. Wallis, MP for Bridgend said: “I am pleased that the government has listened to our concerns regarding fuel duty.
“Many local people across Bridgend & Porthcawl rely on their cars to get around to work, the shops and for leisure and I’m campaigning to make sure that the fuel we all rely upon is as reasonably priced are possible.
“We can all welcome this budget to level-up our country and make sure that areas like Bridgend are not left behind.
“Todayโs budget was one that delivers for working people across Bridgend & Porthcawl and the country. Freezing fuel duty, tax breaks for families and much more.”
A sample of some of the announcements included –
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ A typical family will get a ยฃ200 tax break per year
๐ต Changes to Minimum wage, income tax and National Insurance mean that the typical full-time worker will be over ยฃ5,200 better off than in 2010.
โฝ๏ธ Fuel duty frozen, keeping down the cost of getting around
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ All told, the UK Government will provide Welsh Government with over ยฃ1bn of additional Barnett consequential.
๐ฎ More ยฃ for gigabit capable broadband rollout
๐บ S4C will get VAT relief, which will be worth an approximate ยฃ15m extra per year to their budget
๐ฉโโ๏ธ 50,000 more nurses in the English NHS, and the consequentials for the Welsh Government to invest in our NHS too
๐ No more VAT on e-books and digital publications
๐ One of the most comprehensive economic responses to Covid-19 virus of any government in the world to date
๐ง ยฃ5.2bn for flood defences in England โ the consequential of which will be passed on to Welsh Government to hopefully do the same.
๐ Taxing non-UK property buyers to tackle rough sleeping
๐ 20,000 more police officers to keep our streets safe
๐๐ป The Treasury will be opening an office in Wales to help move economic decision-making away from London
๐ป Duty frozen on beer, wine, spirits and cider
