<p>Assisting Businesses in South Wales Central</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:56 pm on 14 February 2017.

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Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour 1:56, 14 February 2017

In the climate change committee, we heard evidence that businesses that have actually done the right thing and put solar panels on their roofs are actually being charged additional business rates. So, my question is, really: what levers does the Welsh Government have to support businesses that have a positive social and environmental impact, e.g. healthy food establishments, and to discourage businesses that have a negative impact, e.g. betting shops, pay-day lenders and other organisations that Mike Hedges raised earlier?