Welsh Greens Set to Release Election Manifesto
The Greens are preparing to publish their manifesto on Tuesday ahead of an election they hope will secure the party's inaugural seats in the Senedd.
Among the priorities already announced are controlling rents, reducing water bills, and replacing council tax.
The party states that opinion polls indicate it is on track to have candidates elected to the parliament in Cardiff Bay for the first time.
Greens also suggest they could play a pivotal role in determining the next first minister if no party achieves an outright majority on 7 May.
'Deliver on promises'
Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter, who will unveil the manifesto in Port Talbot on Tuesday, emphasized that the party's support for the next Welsh government "doesn't come cost free."
"We are there to deliver on the promises we are making to the people of Wales,"
Party leader Zack Polanski has stated that Green MSs would engage in negotiations with the government to regulate the rent amounts tenants pay.
The Welsh government has dismissed the idea of introducing rent controls for the private sector in 2024, citing insufficient data on rents and concerns that such measures could decrease the availability of rental properties.
Polanski also expressed the Greens' intention to replace council tax and to work towards lowering water bills by advocating for public ownership of water companies.
During a visit to Cardiff last week, he remarked on Wales' treatment by the UK government.
"Wales had been 'screwed over by a Westminster government over and over again'."
