Conservatives open to supporting budget if Labour drops land transaction tax

THE Welsh Conservatives have suggested they will support a Labour budget if the devolved government backs its plans to scrap a tax paid by homebuyers.

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Yesterday, the Welsh Government outlined its spending plans for the next financial year. First Minister Eluned Morgan has already warned of cuts to frontline services if her Labour government does not succeed in passing a budget.

Darren Millar, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, has written to Ms Morgan, offering to discuss a budget agreement if the Welsh Government considers scrapping the land transaction tax, the Welsh equivalent of stamp duty.