Written question WQ94412
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 3 days
Question
What steps is the Cabinet Secretary taking to protect non-domestic rates relief for businesses in the hospitality, retail and leisure sector?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
The Welsh Government has allocated £78m this year to provide a fifth successive year of non-domestic rates relief for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses.
Many businesses in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors will continue to benefit from our package of permanent reliefs worth £250m annually. In particular, Small Business Rates Relief provides over £140m of support to around 70,000 properties, with over 50,000 of these paying no rates at all.