Introduction
Date of introduction: 12 September 2016
Member in charge: Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
Assembly Committee responsible for Stage 1 scrutiny: Finance Committee
Stage 1 reporting deadline: 22 December 2016
The Land Transaction and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Bill (‘the Bill’) was laid before the Assembly on 12 September 2016. The Bill was introduced in plenary by Mark Drakeford, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, on 13 September 2016.
The Bill is the first tax specific legislation to be introduced in the Assembly. It establishes provisions for Land Transaction Tax (LTT) in Wales, which will replace UK Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in April 2018. The Bill is the second in the series of three bills relating to the devolution of tax powers to Wales as stated in the Wales Act 2014.
The Bill follows the Tax Collection and Management Act (Wales) 2016, which received Royal Assent on 25 April 2016. The Act provided the legal framework for the future collection and management of devolved taxes in Wales and established the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA), the body responsible for collecting and managing devolved taxes.
Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Bill - Bill Summary (PDF, 355KB)
Article by Christian Tipples, National Assembly for Wales Research Service
