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The Welsh Government is investing £23\.6 million to enhance and extend the high street rates relief scheme in 2019\-20\.

Around 15,000 businesses, including shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs will receive enhanced support to pay their rates bills from April 2019\.

Professor Drakeford said:


> “The high street is at the heart of local communities, providing a central hub for people to shop, eat and socialise.
> 
> “The current economic conditions and competition from the internet and out\-of\-town shopping centres, have hit some high street businesses hard.
> 
> “This enhanced high street rate relief scheme for 2019\-20 will ensure more ratepayers across Wales receive support to pay their bills and can continue to provide much\-needed services to their local communities.”

The Welsh Government set up the high street rates relief scheme in April 2017 to provide bespoke support to retailers affected by the 2017 revaluation by the independent Valuation Office Agency and by the growth in internet sales.

It was extended into 2018\-19 to provide further support for high street businesses.

The enhanced scheme for 2019\-20 will go further than in previous years providing eligible businesses with up to £2,500 off their non\-domestic rates bills.

Some 15,000 retailers throughout Wales with a rateable value of up to £50,000 will benefit from the scheme and rates bills will be reduced to zero for properties with a rateable value of up to £9,100\.

Local authorities will also receive an additional £2\.4 million to provide discretionary rates relief allowing them to respond to specific local needs. This funding will be provided to councils through the revenue support grant in 2019\-20\.

Together, an extra £26 million will be made available to help small businesses pay their bills in 2019\-20 – this is the full consequential Wales received in the UK Autumn Budget as a result of decisions made in relation to business rates in England.

The enhanced high streets rate relief scheme is in addition to the wide range of support, which the Welsh Government provides to small businesses in Wales.

Every year, it provides more than £210 million to help businesses pay their rates bills and last year the Welsh Government announced a £100 million programme of targeted regeneration investment to support businesses in areas which need it most and a £20 million town centre loans fund to help bring underused, empty or derelict sites in town centres back to life.

Professor Drakeford added:


> “This extension to the high street rates relief scheme and the additional funding for discretionary rates relief, together with the permanent small business rates relief scheme, which has been in place since April 2018, combine to offer timely and targeted support for ratepayers across Wales.”







Translation:


 
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn buddsoddi £23\.6m i wella ac ehangu cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi’r stryd fawr yn 2019\-20\.

Bydd tua 15,000 o fusnesau, gan gynnwys siopau, bwytai, caffis a thafarnau yn cael mwy o gymorth i dalu eu biliau ardrethi o fis Ebrill 2019\.

Meddai’r Athro Drakeford:


> “Y stryd fawr yw calon y gymuned, lle mae pobl yn dod i siopa, bwyta a chymdeithasu.
> 
> “Mae’r sefyllfa economaidd bresennol a chystadleuaeth gan y rhyngrwyd a chanolfannau siopa ar gyrion trefi wedi taro rhai o fusnesau’r stryd fawr yn galed.
> 
> “Bydd y cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi ar gyfer y stryd fawr, sydd wedi’i wella ar gyfer 2019\-20, yn sicrhau bod mwy o dalwyr ardrethi drwy Gymru yn cael cymorth i dalu eu biliau ac yn gallu parhau i ddarparu gwasanaethau pwysig i’w cymunedau lleol.”

Sefydlodd Llywodraeth Cymru gynllun rhyddhad ardrethi’r stryd fawr ym mis Ebrill 2017, i ddarparu cymorth wedi’i dargedu ar gyfer busnesau yr effeithiwyd arnynt gan ailbrisiad annibynnol Asiantaeth y Swyddfa Brisio a chan dwf gwerthu ar y we.

Cafodd ei ehangu yn 2018\-19 i roi rhagor o gymorth i fusnesau’r stryd fawr.

Bydd y cynllun diwygiedig ar gyfer 2019\-20 yn mynd gam ymhellach  ac yn rhoi gostyngiad o hyd at £2,500 ar filiau ardrethi annomestig y busnesau hynny sy’n gymwys.

Bydd tua 15,000 o fanwerthwyr drwy Gymru sydd ag eiddo â gwerth ardrethol o hyd at £50,000 yn elwa ar y cynllun, a bydd biliau ardrethi yn gostwng i sero ar gyfer eiddo â gwerth ardrethol o hyd at £9,100\.

Bydd £2\.4m arall cael ei roi i’r awdurdodau lleol i ddarparu rhyddhad ardrethol disgresiynol ychwanegol fel y gallant ymateb i anghenion lleol penodol. Caiff y cyllid hwn ei ddarparu i’r cynghorau drwy’r grant cynnal refeniw yn 2019\-20\.

Mae hyn yn golygu y bydd £26m yn ychwanegol ar gael i helpu busnesau bach i dalu eu biliau yn 2019\-29 \- dyma’r swm canlyniadol llawn a dderbyniodd Cymru yng Nghyllideb yr Hydref Llywodraeth y DU o ganlyniad i benderfyniadau a gafodd eu gwneud am ardrethi busnes yn Lloegr.

Mae cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi’r stryd fawr yn ychwanegol at yr ystod eang o gymorth y mae Llywodraeth Cymru’n ei ddarparu i fusnesau bach yng Nghymru. 

Bob blwyddyn, mae’n darparu mwy na £210m i helpu busnesau i dalu eu biliau ardrethi, a’r llynedd cyhoeddodd raglen £100m o fuddsoddiad adfywio wedi’i dargedu i helpu busnesau yn yr ardaloedd lle mae ei angen fwyaf, ynghyd â benthyciadau o £20m ar gyfer canol trefi i helpu i adfywio safleoedd sy’n wag neu’n cael eu tanddefnyddio yng nghanol trefi.

Ychwanegodd yr Athro Drakeford:


> “Mae’r estyniad hwn i gynllun cymorth ardrethi’r stryd fawr a’r cyllid ychwanegol ar gyfer rhyddhad disgresiynol, ynghyd â’r cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi i fusnesau bach, sydd ar waith ers mis Ebrill 2018, oll gyda’i gilydd yn cynnig cymorth amserol, wedi’i dargedu, i’r rhai sy’n talu ardrethi ym mhob cwr o Gymru.”