Business Rates

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 22 May 2019.

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Photo of Mandy Jones Mandy Jones UKIP 1:34, 22 May 2019

Minister, with declining footfall to our Welsh shopping destinations continuing to cause a major headache for retailers, and with shop vacancy levels among the highest in the UK, we do need urgent action. I see you follow the Scottish Government on quite a bit of stuff, and campaigners in my area have approached me with the example of the Scottish Government, which has introduced a below-inflation increase in business rates. Does the Welsh Government acknowledge the tough times the retail industry is facing and what support will you be providing?