Statistics published by the Welsh Government. Each chart covers the years since the 2016 Senedd election, or as far back as the figures go, and marks each election since.
Average Band D council tax
£2,283
2026-27
A year earlier
£2,170(2025-26)
The average yearly council tax for a Band D home in Wales, including the parts for the council, the police and any community council, by financial year.
Band D is the band used to compare council tax between areas and years. Each year's figure is set before the year starts in April, and isn't adjusted for inflation.
8 commitments in the Welsh Government's Programme for Government 2026 to 2030 fall under this brief, in the Programme's own words. Under each is how often it has been raised in the Seventh Senedd.
Use our devolved tax levers to support essential public services, and design our taxes to support our goals, including helping home buying, and reducing waste in landfill.
Raised in 19 speeches. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by Elin Jones. Matched on: “land transaction tax”.
Pursue fiscal reform, including fairness in the way Wales is funded, the operation of the Barnett Formula, greater fiscal flexibilities, fair funding of devolved powers, and further responsibilities for the Senedd over taxes in Wales.
Raised in 109 speeches, 2 agenda items and 1 written question. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by Rebeca Phillips. Matched on: “fair funding”.
Fight for the rail funding we are owed and that we need to invest in Welsh rail – including consequential funding from HS2 – and for rail to be devolved.
Raised in 58 speeches, 1 agenda item, 1 written question and 1 petition. Most recently on 20 October 2026, by Rhun ap Iorwerth. Matched on: “rail funding”.
Deliver a national programme to secure and restore disused tips, ensuring every tip is properly monitored, maintained, and managed. We will continue to insist that the UK government funds this work properly and in full.
Raised in 24 speeches. Most recently on 30 September 2026, by Niamh Salkeld. Matched on: “coal tips”.
Establish a Wales‑wide strategy on remediating contaminated land to map, prioritise and progressively restore post‑industrial land so communities are no longer exposed to derelict sites, toxic soils, and polluted waterways. We will continue to press the UK government to fund this restoration.
Source: Welsh Government, Programme for government 2026 to 2030: New ambition for Wales, first published on 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Mentions are found by matching the names of plans, bodies and schemes; a mention says nothing about progress.
Key moments in the Senedd
Statements, debates and legislation in Plenary on this brief, newest first. Oral question sessions are counted in the contributions below.
Each bar is the share of that party's speeches and questions in the Seventh Senedd that touched this brief, so large and small parties can be compared. The upright line marks the chamber as a whole: 8.1%.
37% of Welsh adults said levels of taxation would be very important to their vote.
Ipsos asked 747 Welsh adults aged 16+ between 2 April 2026 and 8 April 2026, before the 2026 Senedd election. People could choose as many issues as they liked. More on public opinion.
Written questions
7 written questions to the Welsh Government on this brief in the Seventh Senedd, 6 answered so far. The latest:
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) is a proposed rail testing facility located at Nant Helen and Onllwyn on the border of Neath Port Talbot and Powys, which would be accompanied by renewable energy generation, a data centre, a hotel and a technology park.
Spring and summer 2026 have been exceptionally hot and dry in Wales. This weather can affect everything from health to agriculture. Climate change is amplifying this extreme weather, making it more common and intense.
As with other parts of the UK, people across Wales have been hit by a living standards squeeze since the 2008 financial crisis, which has been exacerbated over recent years by cost of living pressures.
The number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) has been high on the political agenda over recent months. Each number represents a young person’s life and future.
Tagged from the title of its item or question: “Draft Budget”Official Record
Month by month
6
191
133
90
313
May 2026JunJulAugSeptOct
Contributions tagged in each month of the Seventh Senedd. No sittings were held in August 2026.Show the numbers
Month
Contributions
May 2026
6
June 2026
191
July 2026
133
August 2026
No sittings
September 2026
90
October 2026
313
How this brief is put together
This brief follows the Programme commitments listed above and tags the record with the phrases below. Keyword matching can miss business that discusses the issue in other words, and can tag a passing mention.
Show the phrases it uses
A contribution is tagged when its English text contains one of these phrases. Capital letters don't matter, except in abbreviations, which must match exactly. It is also tagged when the title of the agenda item or question it was part of contains one, as long as the contribution is at least 30 words long. The brief is also tagged whenever one of its themes is.
