Taxpayers hit with £5.25m bill for botched Aberthaw contract
Taxpayers will foot the bill for a £5.25m settlement after a legal claim over the awarding of a demolition contract for Aberthaw power station, a committee heard. The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) lost a high-court legal challenge brought by a…
Tourism tax plans move closer with rates set to rise
Plans to bring in a tourism tax cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd, with the Welsh Government set to raise the rate to £1.30 per night per person. Senedd members voted in favour of the tourism tax bill following a…
Swansea residents could see tax rise of 5.99% in April to help fund school and social service budgets
COUNCIL tax in Swansea could rise by 5.99% in April to help fund increases in school and social services budgets and reduce the overall savings burden. Cabinet members will be asked to approve the hike at a meeting on February…