João Sousa of the Fraser of Allander Institute and Guto Ifan of the Wales Governance Centre discuss the main takeaways from our events in Bangor and Edinburgh earlier this week, as well as questions about fiscal frameworks, income tax and council tax revaluation.
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Timestamps
(0:05) Introductions
(1:20) Reflections from the event in Bangor
(2:49) Reflections from the event in Edinburgh
(5:31) Mutual investment model and proposals in Wales
(8:09) Fiscal framework
(13:27) Appetite for further devolution of income tax in Wales
(17:19) Council tax revaluation
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Authors
João is Deputy Director and Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Previously, he was a Senior Fiscal Analyst at the Office for Budget Responsibility, where he led on analysis of long-term sustainability of the UK's public finances and on the effect of economic developments and fiscal policy on the UK's medium-term outlook.
Guto Ifan
Guto is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Cardiff University and part of the Wales Governance Centre