00:00Secretary, thank you for your statement today. What we're told is the NHS is exempt from
00:07tax rises. However, as colleagues have said, social care and GP surgeries are not, and
00:12they have raised serious concerns that tax rises could really impact the delivery of
00:17the services that they have and looking after the most vulnerable and sick people in our
00:21society. A lot of those practices and social care providers are locked into contracts with
00:26health boards and with local authorities. So what assurances can you give them that
00:30the Welsh Government will support them through these tax rises to make sure that the general
00:35population of Wales can still get access to the services that they really need?
00:39Well, I thank James Evans for those important points. They are important points. I give
00:43you an assurance that they will be discussed within the Cabinet as we come to deploy the
00:48resources available to us. And I've heard very clearly the points he's made this afternoon.
00:54Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer.
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