Part of 3. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:27 pm on 13 December 2017.
I'm very happy indeed to give that assurance. I want the scheme to be developmental. I want to find new ways in which we can improve it further into the future. I'm interested to make sure that we work with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the announcement he made in the budget about more frequent revaluations, so that we don't get these major shifts in some parts of the country when revaluations only happen once every five years. I'm sure the Member will welcome the fact that the additional support that we are able to offer through the high-street rate relief scheme will now be continued in 2018-19 to assist those places that did see hikes in their business rates to accommodate themselves to that over a longer period of time.