Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Mae ymgynghoriad Llywodraeth Cymru ar y dreth gyngor ac ardrethi annomestig yn rhan o haf o weithredu a gafodd ei lansio gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd Julie James fis diwethaf i fynd i’r afael ag effaith ail gartrefi ar rai o gymunedau Cymru.


Er y gall perchnogion ail gartrefi a phobl sy’n aros mewn llety gwyliau wneud cyfraniad pwysig at ein heconomïau lleol, rydym am sicrhau bod pob perchennog tŷ a busnes yn gwneud cyfraniad teg at y cymunedau lle maen nhw’n berchen ar eiddo neu’n gosod eiddo.


Bydd yr ymgynghoriad yn ceisio barn am y lefel uchaf y gall awdurdodau lleol osod cyfradd uwch y dreth gyngor arni ar gyfer ail gartrefi ac eiddo gwag hirdymor. Bydd hefyd yn holi barn pobl am y meini prawf sy’n cael eu defnyddio er mwyn i eiddo gael ei ddiffinio fel llety hunanddarpar annomestig.


Cymru yw’r unig wlad o hyd yn y DU sydd wedi rhoi pŵer i awdurdodau lleol godi cyfradd uwch o 100% ar gyfer y dreth gyngor ar ail gartrefi a chartrefi gwag hirdymor (sef y rhai sydd wedi bod yn wag ers dros flwyddyn).


Gellir defnyddio’r incwm ychwanegol hwn i roi sylw i faterion sy’n effeithio ar gyflenwad tai fforddiadwy neu i ddarparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus a chyfleusterau eraill megis trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus.


Bydd yr ymgynghoriad hefyd yn gofyn am farn pobl am sut y caiff eiddo ei ddynodi’n fusnes hunanddarpar a’i restru ar gyfer ardrethi annomestig.


Ar hyn o bryd, mae pob eiddo busnes bach sydd wedi’i feddiannu ac sydd o dan werth ardrethol penodol, gan gynnwys unedau hunanddarpar, yn gymwys ar gyfer Rhyddhad Ardrethi Busnesau Bach, yn amodol ar gyfyngiad o ddau eiddo fesul busnes fesul awdurdod lleol.


Bydd yr ymgynghoriad hwn yn ystyried y meini prawf ar gyfer diffinio eiddo fel llety hunanddarpar annomestig ac a oes angen trothwyon gwahanol.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol Rebecca Evans:



> Rydym yn awyddus i glywed gan bobl sy’n byw mewn cymunedau sy’n teimlo effaith y materion hyn yn ogystal â pherchnogion ail gartrefi a llety gwyliau, cynrychiolwyr y diwydiant hunanddarpar a thwristiaeth, ac awdurdodau lleol.
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> Rydym yn rhag\-weld y byddwn yn cael ystod eang o ymatebion. Bydd pob un o’r ymatebion hyn yn llywio ein polisïau yn y dyfodol o ran newidiadau posibl i drethi lleol er mwyn sicrhau system decach i bawb.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd Julie James:



> Rydym yn trysori ein henw da yng Nghymru fel cymdeithas ddwyieithog, groesawgar y mae gan dwristiaeth a pherchnogion ail gartrefi presennol gyfraniad i’w wneud ati.
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> Serch hynny, rydym hefyd yn cydnabod yr effaith y gall niferoedd mawr o ail gartrefi a llety gwyliau hunanddarpar ei chael ar y farchnad dai a’r farchnad rentu leol ac ar gynaliadwyedd cymunedau lleol. Mewn rhai ardaloedd, fe allen nhw beryglu cynaliadwyedd y Gymraeg fel iaith gymunedol.


Dywedodd Jeremy Miles, Gweinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg:



> Mae sicrhau bod pobl leol yn gallu byw yn y cymunedau lle cawsant eu magu, a sicrhau iechyd a bywiogrwydd y Gymraeg fel iaith gymunedol sy’n mynd o nerth i nerth yn brif flaenoriaethau i Lywodraeth Cymru.







Translation:


 
The Welsh Government consultation on council tax and non\-domestic rates is part of a summer of action launched by Climate Change Minister Julie James last month to address the impact of second home ownership seen in some of Wales’ communities.


While second home owners and people who stay in holiday lets can make an important contribution to our local economies, we want to ensure all homeowners and businesses make a fair contribution to the communities in which they own or let property.


The consultation will seek views on the maximum level at which local authorities can set council tax premiums on second homes and long\-term empty properties and the criteria for a property to be defined as non‑domestic, self\-catering accommodation.


Wales is still the only UK nation to give local authorities the power to introduce a 100 per cent council tax premium on both second homes and long\-term empty homes (empty for more than a year).


This additional income can be used to address issues affecting the supply of affordable housing or for the provision of public services and other facilities such as public transport.


The consultation also seeks views on the circumstances in which properties are classed as self\-catering businesses and are listed for non\-domestic rates.


Currently all occupied small business properties below a specified rateable value, including self\-catering units, are eligible for Small Business Rates Relief (SBRR), subject to a limit of two properties per business per local authority.


This consultation considers the criteria for defining properties as non\-domestic self‑catering accommodation and whether different thresholds are needed.


Finance and Local Government Minister Rebecca Evans said:



> We want to hear from people living in communities affected by these issues as well as owners of second homes and holiday lets, trade representatives of the self\-catering and tourism industry, and local authorities.
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> We anticipate receiving a wide range of responses which will all inform our future policies on potential changes to local taxes so that we have a fairer system for everyone.


Climate Change Minister Julie James said:



> We cherish our reputation in Wales as a welcoming, bilingual society in which tourism and current second home owners have a contribution to make.
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> However we also recognise the impact that higher numbers of second homes and self\-catered holiday lets can have on local housing and rental markets and on the sustainability of local communities. In some areas they may compromise the sustainability of Welsh as a community language.


Jeremy Miles, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language said:



> Ensuring that local people can live in the communities in which they grew up and maintaining the health and vitality of Welsh as a thriving community language, are top priorities for the Welsh Government.