P-04-491 A National Bank of Wales and complementary Welsh currency
We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh
Government to help establish a National Bank of Wales / Banc Cenedlaethol Cymru
that would seek to operate within a new modern, responsible, sustainable and
transparent Welsh banking code of conduct. We also call for a complementary
Welsh currency to be established by the bank: similar to the C3 complementary
currency in Uruguay and the Swiss WIR, and issued to interested SME’s, the
self-employed, industry, farmers and traders.
We believe that in the face of the global economic mismanagement seen in recent
years especially, the Welsh Government needs to show economic accountability
and leadership by encouraging and promoting debt free money in the public and
state creation of money and by promoting currency innovation and sustainable
banking as promoted by movements such as Positive Money. We believe that a Bank
of Wales would be a perfect opportunity for Wales to demonstrate such economic
innovation and leadership in the world.
An independent transparent Welsh Monetary Committee containing a mixture of
non-politically affiliated experts and a citizen observer panel could act as an
advisory body between the bank and the Welsh government on all relevant
matters.
Petition raised
by: Sovereign Wales
Date petition first
considered by Committee: 18 June 2013
Number of signatures:
43
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 11/06/2013