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On 17 December 2016, as part of the final Budget, the Welsh Government announced an extra £10m to support high street retailers, including pubs and restaurants.  

  

I am today setting out further detail about how this targeted high street rates relief scheme for 2017\-18 will operate. This £10m scheme, which is in addition to the £10m transitional rates relief scheme for businesses whose eligibility for small business rates relief has been affected by the 2017 revaluation, has been developed in partnership with local authorities to ensure support is targeted at those high street retailers most in need of support.  

  

The high street rates relief scheme will provide support of up to £1,500 on the non\-domestic rates bill for eligible businesses with a rateable value of up to £50,000 in 2017\-18\.  

  

Ratepayers who will benefit from the relief include those with occupied high street retail premises, such as shops, restaurants, cafes, pubs and wine bars.  

  

To maximise the amount of support which can be provided and to ensure it is targeted at those areas and businesses affected by the revaluation, there will be two tiers of relief.  

  

The first tier will apply to eligible high street retailers with a rateable value of between £6,001 and £12,000 who are in receipt of either small business rates relief (SBRR) or transitional rates relief.    

  

These ratepayers will receive a reduction in their rates bill of £500, except where this would reduce their bill below nil – in these cases ratepayers will receive a discount equal to the amount of their outstanding liability.  

  

The second tier of relief will apply to eligible high street retailers with a rateable value of between £12,001 and £50,000 who have an increase in their non domestic rates liability on 1 April 2017\. These ratepayers will receive a reduction in their rates bill of up to £1,500\.    

  

This higher level of support reflects the fact these businesses are not entitled to other sources of government\-funded support, such as SBRR, and may be facing substantial increases in their rates liability as a result of the 2017 revaluation, which has been carried out by the independent Valuation Office Agency.  

  

Targeting support in this way means the support will be available to eligible businesses which see increases in their liability as a result of revaluation as well to those businesses on high streets where rates are falling but businesses are struggling as a result of economic conditions and competition from online and out\-of\-town providers.  

  

The high street rates relief scheme is unique to Wales and will provide support to almost 15,000 small and medium businesses across the country in 2017\-18\.    

  

My officials have been working closely with local authorities to design the scheme and ensure councils are able to act swiftly to support businesses in their areas.  Accompanying guidance will be provided to support the effective administration of the relief and eligible ratepayers will be notified about their entitlement.  

  

This new targeted scheme, together with our decision to extend the £100m small business rates relief scheme into 2017\-18 and provide a £10m transitional rates relief scheme from April 2017, will provide vital support to ratepayers across Wales.    

  

**Technical note**  

  

The eligibility criteria for qualifying businesses are listed below:  

i. Hereditaments that are being used wholly or mainly for the sale of goods to visiting members of the public  

ii. Hereditaments that are being used wholly or mainly for the provision of the retail services to visiting members of the public  

iii. Hereditaments that are being used wholly or mainly for the sale of food and/or drink to visiting members of the public.  

  

The relief will exclude:  

i. Hereditaments with a valuation of more than £50,000  

ii. Hereditaments not reasonably accessible to visiting members of the public  

iii. Hereditaments that are in out\-of\-town retail parks or industrial estates  

iv. Hereditaments that are not occupied  

v. Hereditaments that are in receipt of mandatory charitable rates relief.


 


 


 


 







Translation:


 
Ar 17 Rhagfyr 2016, fel rhan o’r Gyllideb Derfynol, cyhoeddodd Llywodraeth Cymru £10m yn ychwanegol i gefnogi manwerthwyr y stryd fawr, gan gynnwys tafarnau a thai bwyta.   
   
Heddiw rwyf yn nodi manylion pellach ynghylch sut y bydd y cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi’r stryd fawr wedi’i dargedu ar gyfer 2017\-18 yn gweithredu. Mae’r cynllun £10m hwn yn ychwanegol at y cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi trosiannol i fusnesau y mae ailbrisiad 2017 wedi effeithio ar eu cymhwysedd ar gyfer rhyddhad ardrethi busnesau bach. Mae’r cynllun wedi cael ei ddatblygu mewn partneriaeth â’r awdurdodau lleol i sicrhau bod y rhyddhad yn cael ei dargedu’n effeithiol at y rhai â’r angen mwyaf am gymorth.  
  
Bydd y cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi’n darparu cymorth o hyd at £1,500 ar y bil ardrethi annomestig ar gyfer busnesau cymwys sydd â gwerth ardrethol o hyd at £50,000 yn 2017\-18\.  
   
Ymhlith y trethdalwyr hynny a fydd yn elwa ar y rhyddhad y mae safleoedd manwerthu wedi’u meddiannu ar y stryd fawr megis siopau, bwytai, caffis, tafarnau a bariau gwin.  
   
Er mwyn manteisio i'r eithaf ar swm y cymorth y gellir ei ddarparu ac i sicrhau y  caiff ei dargedu at yr ardaloedd a’r busnesau hynny y mae’r ailbrisiad wedi effeithio arnynt bydd dwy haen o ryddhad.  
   
Bydd yr haen gyntaf o ryddhad yn gymwys i fanwerthwyr y stryd fawr sydd â gwerth ardrethol rhwng £6,001 a £12,000 sy'n cael naill ai rhyddhad ardrethi i fusnesau bach (SBRR) neu ryddhad ardrethi trosiannol.   
  
Bydd talwyr yr ardrethi hyn yn cael gostyngiad o £500 yn eu bil ardrethi, ac eithrio lle y byddai hyn yn lleihau eu Bil i lai na sero – yn yr achosion hyn bydd trethdalwyr yn cael disgownt sy’n gyfartal â swm y rhwymedigaeth sy'n weddill.   
   
Bydd yr ail haen o ryddhad yn gymwys i fanwerthwyr cymwys y stryd fawr â gwerth ardrethol rhwng £50,000 a £12,001 sy’n cael cynnydd yn eu rhwymedigaeth ardrethi domestig ar 1 Ebrill 2017\. Bydd talwyr yr ardrethi hyn yn cael gostyngiad yn eu bil ardrethi o hyd at £1,500\.   
  
Mae’r lefel uwch hon o gymorth yn adlewyrchu'r ffaith nad oes gan y busnesau hyn yr hawl i gael ffynonellau eraill o gymorth a ariennir gan y Llywodraeth megis SBRR ac y gallent wynebu cynnydd sylweddol yn eu rhwymedigaeth ardrethi o ganlyniad i ailbrisiad 2017, sydd wedi’i gyflawni gan Asiantaeth annibynnol y Swyddfa Brisio.  
   
Mae targedu cymorth yn y modd hwn yn golygu y bydd cymorth ar gael i fusnesau cymwys sy’n gweld cynnydd yn eu hatebolrwydd o ganlyniad i’r ailbrisiad, yn ogystal ag i’r busnesau hynny ar y stryd fawr lle mae ardrethi’n  gostwng ond y mae busnesau’n cael pethau’n anodd o ganlyniad i  amodau economaidd a chystadleuaeth gan ddarparwyr ar\-lein ac ar gyrion trefi.  
   
Mae cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi’r stryd fawr yn unigryw i Gymru ac fe fydd yn darparu cymorth i bron 15,000 o fusnesau bach a chanolig ledled y wlad yn 2017\-18\.   
   
Mae fy swyddogion wedi bod yn cydweithio’n agos â’r awdurdodau lleol i gynllunio’r cynllun a sicrhau bod cynghorau’n gallu gweithredu'n gyflym i gefnogi busnesau yn eu hardaloedd. Darperir canllawiau cysylltiedig ar gyfer gweinyddu’r rhyddhad yn effeithiol ac fe gaiff trethdalwyr eu hysbysu am eu hawliad.   
  
Bydd y cynllun newydd wedi'i dargedu, ynghyd â’n penderfyniad i ymestyn y cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi i fusnesau bach i mewn i 2017\-18 a darparu cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi trosiannol o Ebrill 2017, yn darparu cymorth hanfodol i drethdalwyr ledled Cymru.   
  
Nodyn technegol:  
   
Mae'r meini prawf ar gyfer busnesau cymwys wedi'u rhestru isod:   
i. Hereditamentau sy’n cael eu defnyddio yn gyfan gwbl neu’n rhannol ar gyfer gwerthu nwyddau i aelodau o'r cyhoedd sy’n ymweld;  
ii. Hereditamentau sy’n cael eu defnyddio yn gyfan gwbl neu’n rhannol i ddarparu gwasanaethau manwerthu i aelodau o'r cyhoedd sy’n ymweld;  
iii. Hereditamentau sy’n cael eu defnyddio yn gyfan gwbl neu’n bennaf i werthu bwyd a/neu ddiod i aelodau o'r cyhoedd sy’n ymweld:  
   
Bydd y rhyddhad yn eithrio:  
i. Hereditamentau â gwerth o fwy na £50,000   
ii Hereditamentau nad ydynt yn hygyrch yn rhesymol i aelodau'r cyhoedd sy'n ymweld  
iii Hereditamentau sydd mewn parciau manwerthu y tu allan i drefi neu ystadau diwydiannol  
iv. Hereditamentau heb eu meddiannu  
v. Hereditamentau sy’n cael rhyddhad ardrethi elusennol gorfodol