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Today, I am launching a consultation on charitable rates relief for private schools and hospitals in Wales. 


Non\-domestic rates are an integral part of the local government funding system in Wales, providing over £1 billion each year towards the costs of vital local services. All the revenue raised in Wales is distributed in full to support local government and police services – services we all benefit from.


In 2019\-20, the Welsh Government is providing more than £230 million of support for ratepayers through our non\-domestic rates relief schemes. This support needs to be targeted as effectively as possible and we keep all our relief schemes under continuous review.  Every ratepayer who is able to should contribute their fair share towards the funding for local services.  


Our mandatory charitable relief is one of the schemes available. It provides over £60 million of support to charities and trusts, resulting in an 80% reduction in their rates bills. Local authorities have discretionary powers to top up the relief to 100%.


All schools and hospitals, public and private, fall within the non‑domestic rates system, as do most other non\-domestic properties. Within this group, some schools and hospitals receive charitable relief. A small proportion of public sector properties receive the relief while a more substantial proportion of private sector properties benefit.  


This is partly as a result of the flexibility private institutions have to determine how they are structured and, in turn, their ability to meet the conditions required to be classified as a charity.


The ability of private and independent schools and private hospitals to raise revenue through fees and charges and to benefit from the other financial advantages of charitable status is not something we wish to alter.  However, it is appropriate to review the provision of rates relief and the requirements for contributing to the cost of local services through non\-domestic rates to ensure fairness within the local taxation system. 


The consultation asks for views on whether there is a need to reform charitable rates relief for schools and hospitals. Our intention is to ensure that the support the Welsh Government provides through its rates relief schemes is targeted in a fair and consistent manner. While the consultation is focused on charitable relief for private schools and hospitals, we would also like to hear views on other approaches which might help to ensure that charitable relief is targeted effectively.


The consultation will run for 12 weeks and responses are requested by 24 April 2020\. I look forward to seeing all contributions on this important matter.


Charitable rates relief for schools and hospitals in Wales







Translation:


 
Rwyf heddiw’n lansio ymgynghoriad ar ryddhad ardrethi i elusennau ar gyfer ysgolion ac ysbytai preifat yng Nghymru


Mae ardrethi annomestig yn rhan annatod o system gyllid llywodraeth leol yng Nghymru, gan gyfrannu dros £1 biliwn y flwyddyn tuag at gost gwasanaethau lleol. Mae’r holl refeniw sy’n cael ei godi yng Nghymru yn cael ei rannu’n llawn i gefnogi gwasanaethau llywodraeth leol a’r heddlu – gwasanaethau yr ydym i gyd yn elwa arnynt.


Yn 2019\-20, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu cymorth o fwy na £230 miliwn i dalwyr ardrethi drwy ein cynlluniau rhyddhad ardrethi annomestig. Mae angen i’r cymorth hwn gael ei dargedu mewn modd mor effeithiol ag sy’n bosibl ac rydym yn adolygu ein holl gynlluniau rhyddhad yn gyson. Dylai pob talwr ardrethi sydd â’r gallu i wneud hynny gyfrannu cyfran deg tuag at gyllido gwasanaethau lleol.


Ein rhyddhad gorfodol i elusennau yw un o’r cynlluniau sydd ar gael. Mae’n darparu dros £60 miliwn o gymorth i elusennau ac ymddiriedolaethau, gan olygu 80% o leihad yn eu biliau ardrethi. Mae gan awdurdodau lleol bwerau, yn ôl eu disgresiwn, i godi’r rhyddhad i 100%.


Mae pob ysgol ac ysbyty – rhai cyhoeddus a phreifat – yn rhan o’r system ardrethi annomestig, yn yr un modd â’r rhan fwyaf o eiddo annomestig arall. O fewn y grŵp hwn, mae rhai ysgolion ac ysbytai yn cael rhyddhad elusennol. Mae cyfran fach o eiddo’r sector cyhoeddus yn cael y rhyddhad, ac mae cyfran helaethach o eiddo sector preifat yn elwa.


Mae hyn yn rhannol oherwydd yr hyblygrwydd sydd gan sefydliadau preifat i benderfynu ar eu strwythur, sydd wedyn yn golygu eu bod yn gallu bodloni’r amodau gofynnol ar gyfer cael eu trin fel elusen.


Ni fyddem yn dymuno newid gallu ysgolion annibynnol ac ysbytai preifat i godi refeniw drwy ffioedd a thaliadau, ac i elwa ar y manteision ariannol eraill a ddaw yn sgil statws elusennol.  Fodd bynnag, mae'n briodol adolygu'r rhyddhad ardrethi a ddarperir a'r gofynion i gyfrannu at gost gwasanaethau lleol drwy ardrethi annomestig, a hynny er mwyn sicrhau tegwch yn y system drethi leol.


Mae’r ymgynghoriad yn gofyn hefyd a oes angen diwygio’r rhyddhad ardrethi elusennol ar gyfer ysgolion ac ysbytai. Ein bwriad yw sicrhau bod y cymorth y mae Llywodraeth Cymru’n ei ddarparu drwy ei chynlluniau rhyddhad ardrethi yn cael ei dargedu mewn modd teg a chyson. Er bod yr ymgynghoriad yn canolbwyntio ar ryddhad elusennol i ysgolion ac ysbytai preifat, hoffem hefyd gael gwybod barn ar ddulliau eraill a allai helpu i sicrhau bod rhyddhad elusennol yn cael ei dargedu’n effeithiol.


Bydd yr ymgynghoriad yn para am 12 wythnos a gofynnir am ymatebion erbyn 24 Ebrill 2020\. Rwy’n edrych ymlaen at weld pob un o’r cyfraniadau ar y mater pwysig hwn.


Rhyddhad ardrethi i elusennau ar gyfer ysgolion ac ysbytai yng Nghymru