Petition · past parliament

No Devolved Welsh Income Tax powers unless we have a Referendum.

Closed 69 signatures

What the petition asks

To get the last Welsh referendum through, income tax powers were specifically excluded.
Now despite a No vote in Scotland, more powers are being devolved to Wales without asking the people if they want them.
Income Tax raising powers are in the 2015 Spending Review despite the fact that the UK Coalition Government agreement had stated that a Calman-style Commission, which later resulted in the Silk Report, would be established in the event of a Yes vote. Politicians loudly denied that a Yes vote would lead to tax powers, while the Holtham Report on fiscal devolution was treated as some dirty little secret to be kept under the Assembly mattress till the referendum campaign was over.

Timeline

26 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
26 May 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 69
Status Closed
Opened 26 Nov 2015
Closed 26 May 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.