Millar updates on his budget meeting with First Minister

First Minister Eluned Morgan MS has with Welsh Conservative Leader Darren Millar for an initial discussion on next year’s Welsh Government budget.

Mr. Millar, who is also MS for Clwyd West, has described the first meeting as “constructive”, with further meetings due to take place “in the coming weeks”.

The Welsh Labour Government is short of a majority in the Senedd and will require additional votes to pass its budget.

He had written to the First Minister in advance of this meeting to express that while he “cannot support a ‘more of the same’ approach to the Welsh Government's spending plans”, that a budget agreement “may be possible” if the Welsh Government considers “some of our key Welsh Conservative priorities, such as the scrapping of Welsh Stamp Duty (Land Transaction Tax) for all primary residential properties”.

Commenting, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar MS said: “I am grateful to the First Minister for a constructive first meeting on next year's budget.

“We have agreed to meet again to engage in more detailed budget discussions in the coming weeks.

“I will continue to work hard to seek a budget deal that puts the people of Wales first and gets our economy moving again.”