Martin Mansfield
Wales’ First Minister, Carwyn Jones AM became the first government leader in the UK to announce his support for the Robin Hood Tax today which puts him in stark contrast to the hostility that the UK Government has shown towards the proposed tax to date. Carwyn Jones joins the growing ranks of business, political and civil society leaders across the world – from Bill Gates to the Archbishop of Canterbury – who are now backing this tiny tax on financial transactions.
It again shows that Wales has leadership which is standing up for ordinary working people, while the UK Government continues to plough ahead with unfair public spending cuts and lets the banking sector off the hook. In contrast strong social partnership between the Wales TUC, the business sector, public sector employers and the Welsh Government is saving jobs and services in the face of UK Government cuts.
