Responding to Spokesperson’s Questions to Labours’ Cabinet Secretary for for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Equalities and Social Justice, Dr Altaf Hussain MS, has highlighted the knock-on effect that Labour’s National Insurance hike will have on charitable organisations such as food banks across Wales.
Commenting, Dr Hussain, said:
“Increased employment costs as a result of the UK Labour Government decision to raise employer National Insurance contributions, as well as the inevitable increase in food and fuel costs will impact charities and organisations and their ability to help mitigate fuel and food poverty.
“Independent assessments show that Labour’s budget will hit low-paid workers in Wales the hardest. These same households are seeing their fuel bills rise, their water bills going up and they are dreading their council tax bills dropping on their doorsteps.
“With more people facing dire financial circumstances as a result of Labour’s budget, the Welsh Labour Government must ensure that services such as food banks and warm hubs do not close as a result of financial pressures placed on them as a result of Treasury decisions.”
