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New tax powers for Wales unveiled in Welsh Bill

The Welsh Government will be handed business rates, and the power to hold a referendum to devolve some income tax as part of a range of financial freedoms outlined by the Welsh secretary today.

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By Heather Jameson | 20 March 2014

The Welsh Government will be handed business rates, and the power to hold a referendum to devolve some income tax as part of a range of financial freedoms outlined by the Welsh secretary today. 

Welsh secretary David Jones, and Treasury secretary Danny Alexander, introduced the bill which will include measures to: 

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