A new devolution package for Wales has removed "the last remaining barriers" to an income tax referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron said.
Alongside Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Mr Cameron said the further powers were a "clearer, stronger, fairer" deal.
They include guaranteed minimum funding for the Welsh government, control of fracking and more energy projects.
Welsh ministers must agree before a referendum can go ahead.
Mr Cameron said the referendum "should go ahead and I would advise people to vote yes".
They would allow ministers in Wales to raise cash from the money markets for major projects and give the Welsh assembly control of its own elections.
It is understood UK ministers had insisted the minimum funding pledge would be in return for Welsh ministers triggering a referendum to transfer some income tax powers to Wales.
I'm not Welsh, and I'm a cynic of any moves by the Tories, however I'd be lobbying my MP like the ck about now. The line that it would allow ministers in Wales to raise cash from the money markets seems to indicate that the Wales will be allocated less and less money and be expected to get itself into it's own debt to pay for projects, while the Tories continued to award large contracts in the south to it's friends/backers.
The English side of me says "wtf should I care if Wales gets into debt?" simple, all of the UK would end up baling it out.
Maybe I'm too cynical for my own good.
Alongside Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Mr Cameron said the further powers were a "clearer, stronger, fairer" deal.
They include guaranteed minimum funding for the Welsh government, control of fracking and more energy projects.
Welsh ministers must agree before a referendum can go ahead.
Mr Cameron said the referendum "should go ahead and I would advise people to vote yes".
They would allow ministers in Wales to raise cash from the money markets for major projects and give the Welsh assembly control of its own elections.
It is understood UK ministers had insisted the minimum funding pledge would be in return for Welsh ministers triggering a referendum to transfer some income tax powers to Wales.
I'm not Welsh, and I'm a cynic of any moves by the Tories, however I'd be lobbying my MP like the ck about now. The line that it would allow ministers in Wales to raise cash from the money markets seems to indicate that the Wales will be allocated less and less money and be expected to get itself into it's own debt to pay for projects, while the Tories continued to award large contracts in the south to it's friends/backers.
The English side of me says "wtf should I care if Wales gets into debt?" simple, all of the UK would end up baling it out.
Maybe I'm too cynical for my own good.
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