English: Thank you for the question, because this is area that I genuinely take an interest in, truth be told, because I think taxation is one of the vital tools, alongside licensing and planning. Part of the purpose of the premium is to bring in additional income to local councils to make up for the loss in housing stock, and I think councils use that additional income to provide homes in local areas. It's also - to use your term - a disincentive; I'm sure it is. Having to pay a premium twice the rate of council tax clearly makes owning a second home expensive. The problem that we see, of course, is that, in increasing the premium, the vast majority of second homes convert to business rates, and that's too easy a process and we lose that income; there is a loss to the public purse if they don't pay anything. I don't believe that second homes or holiday accommodation should have any kind of tax relief. But I think that the solution is, as we've proposed, to revise section 66 of the local government Act so that every dwelling, without exception, pays council tax and any premium that a local council decides to levy. So, any dwelling that hasn't received planning permission for another use - every dwelling - should pay council tax. So, that means there is no question with regard to how many days the property is let, and the valuation office doesn't come into it. It's an easy answer, it's subordinate legislation that could be introduced fairly quickly, and I think it would be very effective in bringing additional income to local authorities. Of course, it's also a significant disincentive, from not paying any taxes at all to paying twice or more, according to the decision of local councils, on an annual basis. And this is where I believe that this is a very important tool; this is an annual tax on houses. Adding to land transaction tax is another tool, but I don't think it would be as effective as getting every dwelling to pay council tax and, therefore, being part of the premium regime, where appropriate. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch am y cwestiwn, achos dyma faes dwi'n wirioneddol cymryd diddordeb ynddo fe, a dweud y gwir, achos dwi'n meddwl bod trethiant yn un o'r arfau angenrheidiol, ynghyd â chynllunio a thrwyddedu, felly. Pwrpas y premiwm ydy dod ag incwm ychwanegol i mewn i gynghorau lleol er mwyn gwneud yn iawn am y golled yn y stoc dai, a dwi'n credu bod cynghorau'n defnyddio'r incwm ychwanegol yna ar gyfer darparu tai ar gyfer ein pobl ni. Mae o hefyd - a defnyddio'ch term chi - yn disincentive; dwi'n siŵr ei fod o. Mae gorfod talu premiwm ddwywaith gymaint o dreth gyngor, felly, yn amlwg yn gwneud perchen ar ail dŷ yn ddrud. Y broblem rydyn ni'n ei gweld, wrth gwrs, ydy, o godi'r premiwm, yna mae nifer helaeth o ail gartrefi yn trosi i drethi busnes, ac mae hynny'n rhy rhwydd, ac rŷn ni'n colli'r incwm yna; mae yna golled i bwrs y wlad, wrth gwrs, os ydyn nhw'n talu dim. Dwi ddim yn credu, fy hun, y dylai ail gartrefi, tai haf, gael unrhyw fath o ryddhad trethiant, ond dwi'n credu mai'r ateb ydy, fel rŷn ni wedi cynnig, addasu adran 66 o Ddeddf llywodraeth leol fel bod pob tŷ annedd, yn ddiwahân, yn talu treth gyngor ac unrhyw bremiwm y mae cyngor lleol yn penderfynu codi arno - bod, felly, unrhyw dŷ annedd nad sydd wedi cael caniatâd cynllunio i ddefnydd arall, ond pob tŷ annedd, yn talu treth gyngor. Felly, mae hynny'n golygu does dim cwestiwn ynglŷn â faint o ddyddiau sydd yn cael eu gosod, a dydy'r swyddfa brisio ddim yn dod i mewn i'r peth. Mae o'n ateb rhwydd, mae o'n ddeddfwriaeth eilradd y medrir ei chyflwyno'n weddol sydyn, a dwi'n credu y byddai fo'n effeithiol a hefyd yn dod ag incwm ychwanegol i mewn i gynghorau lleol. Mae o hefyd, wrth gwrs, yn disincentive sylweddol iawn, i fynd o beidio talu trethi o gwbl i fynd i dalu dwywaith neu fwy, yn ôl penderfyniad cynghorau lleol, felly, yn flynyddol. A dyma le dwi'n credu bod hwn yn arf bwysig; mae hwn yn dreth flynyddol ar y tai. Mae ychwanegu at y dreth drafodion tir, dwi'n credu, yn arf arall, ond dwi ddim yn credu y buasai fo mor effeithiol â chael pob tŷ annedd i dalu treth gyngor, ac felly'n dod i mewn i'r drefn premiwm lle mae hynny'n addas. Diolch yn fawr.