I also want to concentrate on the high-street businesses. It is an incontrovertible fact that there is a dramatic decline in high-street shopping across the whole of Wales. This, of course, is a problem shared throughout the rest of the UK, but it seems Wales has been hit harder than many other parts of the country. We have to ask the question: can this decline be halted, or at least alleviated?

One very salient fact, heard time and time again from those engaged in the high-street retail industry, is that of parking fees. Parking fees are a direct tax on the retail trade. Yes, there are many other problems, pointed out today, particularly with regard to rates et cetera, most of which have been addressed by previous speakers, but I believe this is one aspect that cannot be ignored and is instantly redeemable. The problem is, of course, councils find this revenue flow, sometimes substantial, a very welcome addition to their budgets, so much so that many councils have chosen to increase this cash flow year on year. For instance, Newport was up 113 per cent between 2014 and 2015. Bridgend had an increase of 108 per cent for the same years, as did Merthyr at 83 per cent, and Carmarthen was up 76 per cent—