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That was the message from the Finance Minister Rebecca Evans at the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV) conference.


In April, the Welsh Government introduced new legislation to exempt all care leavers from council tax until their 25th birthday, helping them to make a successful transition into adulthood and independent living.


The sanction of imprisonment for non\-payment of council tax has also been removed, with the Welsh Government recognising that getting into debt should not be a crime. Despite initial concerns, this legislation is now widely supported with calls for the UK government to follow our approach.


Alongside new legislation, our Council Tax Reduction Scheme provides £244 million each year to ensure vulnerable households in Wales are protected from increases in their council tax bills. A new Council Tax Protocol for Wales developed with local authorities and the WLGA is also helping to change the approach and management of council tax debt in Wales.


Addressing an audience of local authorities, benefits professionals and enforcement agencies, the minister thanked everyone for their contributions and shared her ambitions for the future.


Rebecca Evans said:



> “I am examining the options for medium to longer term reform of local taxes to ensure they are designed to best meet the needs of Wales. My intention is to take a progressive, fair and transparent approach towards local taxation which continues to provide funding for vital local services.
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> “There is significant research into how local services should be funded in Wales, in the rest of UK, and internationally. Much of the discussion has focused on local taxation and its key purpose as a means of raising revenue, but there is some interest in the extent to which local taxes might be used as a lever to meet various economic and social aims.
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> “We have commissioned external experts to undertake research into the impact of Universal Credit on the Council Tax Reduction Scheme and rent arrears in Wales. It is not right that decisions taken by the UK government about welfare benefits can have an impact on local taxation in Wales, an area of responsibility which has been devolved since 1999\. These findings will be used to inform our development of the scheme.
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> “We are also exploring the impact a revaluation exercise could have on Wales’ domestic property tax\-base if a decision is taken to carry one out. We expect the findings of this exercise to be available early next year.”







Translation:


 
Dyna neges y Gweinidog Cyllid, Rebecca Evans, yng nghynhadledd y Sefydliad Ardrethu a Phrisio Refeniw  (IRRV).


Fis Ebrill, cyflwynodd Llywodraeth Cymru ddeddfwriaeth newydd sy’n eithrio pob person ifanc sy’n gadael gofal rhag gorfod talu’r dreth gyngor nes byddant yn cael eu pen\-blwydd yn 25 oed. Bydd hynny’n eu helpu i gamu’n llwyddiannus i fyw’n annibynnol fel oedolion.


Mae’r gosb o garchar am beidio â thalu’r dreth gyngor wedi’i dileu, gan fod Llywodraeth Cymru’n cydnabod na ddylai mynd i ddyled gael ei drin fel trosedd. Er gwaetha’r pryderon cychwynnol, mae cefnogaeth eang i’r ddeddfwriaeth erbyn hyn ac mae galw wedi bod ar Lywodraeth y DU i ddilyn ein hesiampl.


Law yn llaw â’r ddeddfwriaeth newydd, mae ein Cynllun Gostyngiadau’r Dreth Gyngor yn darparu £224m bob blwyddyn i sicrhau bod aelwydydd agored i niwed yng Nghymru’n cael eu hamddiffyn rhag codiadau yn eu biliau treth gyngor. Mae’r protocol newydd ar y dreth gyngor sydd wedi’i ddatblygu gyda’r awdurdodau lleol a Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru hefyd yn helpu i newid y ffordd y mae dyledion treth gyngor yn cael eu trin a’u rheoli yng Nghymru.


Wrth annerch cynulleidfa o gynrychiolwyr o’r awdurdodau lleol, asiantaethau gorfodi a gweithwyr proffesiynol ym maes budd\-daliadau, diolchodd y Gweinidog i bawb am eu cyfraniadau a soniodd am ei huchelgais ar gyfer y dyfodol.


Dywedodd Rebecca Evans:



> “Rwy’n archwilio’r opsiynau ar gyfer diwygio trethi lleol yn y tymor canolig i’r tymor hir er mwyn gwneud yn siŵr eu bod yn diwallu anghenion Cymru yn y modd gorau posib. Fy mwriad yw edrych ar drethi lleol mewn modd blaengar, teg a thryloyw, gan sicrfhau eu bod yn dal i ddarparu cyllid ar gyfer gwasanaethau lleol hanfodol.
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>  “Mae gwaith ymchwil sylweddol wedi’i wneud i’r ffordd y dylai gwasanaethau cyhoeddus gael eu hariannu yng Nghymru, yng ngweddill y DU a thrwy’r byd. Mae llawer o’r ymdriniaeth wedi canolbwyntio ar ddiben allweddol trethi lleol fel dull o godi refeniw, ond mae peth diddordeb hefyd mewn archwilio i ba raddau y gellid defnyddio trethi lleol fel ysgogiad i ddiwallu gwahanol amcanion economaidd a chymdeithasol.
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> “Rydyn ni wedi comisiynu arbenigwyr allanol i ymchwilio i effaith y Credyd Cynhwysol ar Gynllun Gostyngiadau’r Dreth Gyngor ac ôl\-ddyledion rhenti yng Nghymru. Dyw hi ddim yn iawn bod penderfyniadau sy’n cael eu gwneud gan Lywodraeth y DU am fudd\-daliadau lles yn gallu effeithio ar drethi lleol yng Nghymru – maes cyfrifoldeb sydd wedi’i ddatganoli ers 1999\. Bydd y canfyddiadau hyn yn cael eu defnyddio i’n helpu i ddatblygu’r cynllun.
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> “Rydyn ni hefyd yn ymchwilio i ganfod pa effaith y gallai ymarferiad ailbrisio ei gael ar sylfaen drethu eiddo domestig Cymru os penderfynir cynnal un. Disgwylir i ganfyddiadau’r ymchwil fod ar gael yn gynnar y flwyddyn nesaf.”