Welsh Unemployment Rise: Labour Must Scrap Their Jobs Tax

Responding to the latest figures showing unemployment at 5.6%, up 2.3 percentage points on the year, Welsh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick MP said:

“These latest figures are concerning. Labour’s misguided jobs tax is already scaring off small businesses in Wales from hiring new people and stalling our economy.

“The Chancellor talks about growth, but her Budget measures are acting as an anchor against just that. This is especially true in Wales where our economy is more dependent on small businesses than in Scotland or England.

"25 years of Labour rule in Wales has left our economy stagnant and the private sector in a much weaker state than other parts of the UK. 

“Rachel Reeves needs to scrap her jobs tax to get the Welsh economy growing again.”

ENDS