James Evans fears that social care providers and GP practices will be hit by national insurance increases being imposed on employers.
The Brecon and Radnorshire MS said at the Senedd this week that the NHS will be exempt from the rises, but social care providers and GP surgeries are not.
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The Brecon and Radnorshire MS said at the Senedd this week that the NHS will be exempt from the rises, but social care providers and GP surgeries are not.
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00:00Secretary, thank you for your statement today. What we're told is the NHS is exempt from
00:07tax rises. However, as colleagues have said, social care and GP surgeries are not, and
00:12they have raised serious concerns that tax rises could really impact the delivery of
00:17the services that they have and looking after the most vulnerable and sick people in our
00:21society. A lot of those practices and social care providers are locked into contracts with
00:26health boards and with local authorities. So what assurances can you give them that
00:30the Welsh Government will support them through these tax rises to make sure that the general
00:35population of Wales can still get access to the services that they really need?
00:39Well, I thank James Evans for those important points. They are important points. I give
00:43you an assurance that they will be discussed within the Cabinet as we come to deploy the
00:48resources available to us. And I've heard very clearly the points he's made this afternoon.
00:54Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer.