Concise Minutes - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.41
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12723


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair)

Peter Fox MS

Mike Hedges MS

Rhianon Passmore MS

Witnesses:

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government

Anna Adams, Welsh Treasury, Welsh Government

Andrew Hewitt, Welsh Treasury, Welsh Government

Lynsey Edwards, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Owain Roberts (Clerk)

Georgina Owen (Second Clerk)

Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

Christian Tipples (Researcher)

Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)

 

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Private pre-meeting - Informal (09:15-09:30)

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the hybrid meeting of the Finance Committee.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1. The papers were noted.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Further information following discussions with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury; and Devolved Government Finance Ministers - 11 February 2022

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3       Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Evidence session 6

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government; Anna Adams, Deputy Director, Tax Strategy and Intergovernmental Relations Division, Welsh Treasury; Andrew Hewitt, Head of Tax Legislation, Welsh Treasury; and Lynsey Edwards, Legal Services, Welsh Government on the Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting.

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Bill: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

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