Charles III Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister (list) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS (L) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS (L) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS (PC) Leader of the Opposition Darren Millar MS (C) Shadow Cabinet Prime Minister Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP (L) Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP (L) Principal councils (leader list) Corporate Joint Committees Local twinning see also: Regional terms and Regional economy United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections (1979–2020) Local elections Police and crime commissioner elections Referendums Taxation in Wales (Welsh: Trethi yng Nghymru) typically comprises payments to one or more of the three different levels of government: the UK government (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs), the Welsh Government, and local government.
[5] The National Assembly for Wales, established Following the Government of Wales Act 1998, gained the power to legislate on matters devolved to it, subject to approval of the UK Parliament in Westminster;[5] the need for this approval was removed, and thus full lawmaking competence established, following a referendum on 3 March 2011.
[6] Legislative powers over local taxation, including council tax and non-domestic (business) rates, have been devolved to Wales since 1999.
The Bevan Foundation made a number of proposals for potential future taxes in Wales in its 'Tax for Good' project.
[11] Since devolution, the Welsh Assembly has been permitted to legislate on local taxation such as council tax and business rates, as well as set grant levels.
[12] The Wales Act 2014 gave the Welsh Government responsibility to administer stamp duty and landfill tax for the first time.
[13] The Wales Act 2017 began the process of partially devolving power over income tax to the Welsh Government, and these changes took effect in April 2019.