Jake Griffiths, Leader of Wales Green Party said: "Whilst all 3 big parties are calling for savage cuts that will increase unemployment and slow down recovery Greens have a bold plan for direct Government investment to kickstart the recovery and tackle climate change at the same time."

The jobs would be created in industries such as renewable energy, transport, housing and public services.

Responding to Lib Dem plans to invest £150 million in green jobs for Wales he Continued:"Greens are promising more investment in jobs than anyone else, £2.2 bn. But this small investment, when compared with the bank bailouts would lever much more investment into the economy.

When the government creates a job that person pays tax instead of drawing benefits, they then spend their wages in other parts of the economy which stimulates jobs creation and growth elsewhere. The increased tax revenue as a result means that public spending, if used carefully, pays for itself." (2)

The Green Party manifesto, Fair is Worth Fighting For, contains fully costed plans for economic recovery and will be launched in Wales on Thursday.

Sources:

(1) Wales, with a 5% of the UK population receives a similar proportion of a £44 billion investment (http://www.greenparty.org.uk/policies.html)
(2) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labours-welsh-dominance-ending-says-clegg-1948413.html

Wales Green Party website:
http://wales.greenparty.org.uk

Contact details:
Jake Griffiths 077 5275 4537
OR
Sam Coates 075 3157 0056
admin@cardiffgreenparty.org.uk