First Minister: 'Agreement reached' over council tax benefits
The First Minister says the Welsh Government has reached an agreement with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats on new rules on council tax benefits schemes. Carwyn Jones was speaking at his monthly news conference.
The regulations must be approved before January so that local councils can implement them. Assembly Members have been recalled during their Christmas break, and will be back in Cardiff Bay on 19 December to try to push them through.
Council tax benefits row:First Minister says Welsh Govt’s reached agreement with Plaid & Lib Dems which shd see regulations passed next week
From @adrianmasters84 on Twitter:First minister denied vetoing any agreement with Welsh Conservatives on council tax vote: ‘there was never any deal'
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Agreement on council tax vote
The First Minister says he's reached agreement with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats ahead of next week's Assembly recall.
Assembly recall after council tax vote row
The Assembly could be recalled after the Welsh Government failed to push through new council tax benefit rules