'Historic' bill for Welsh taxes is passed in Senedd

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Legislation to collect and manage the first Welsh taxes in 800 years has been passed by AMs.

Control of Stamp Duty Land Tax and Landfill tax is due to transfer to Wales in April 2018.

A new Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA), like HM Revenue and Customs, will collect the taxes.

Finance Minister Jane Hutt said it was an "historic day" for Wales and "another significant chapter in the story of Welsh devolution".

The UK government has said income tax powers will also be devolved, but there no timetable has been announced.