Support for Businesses

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 1:44 pm on 21 October 2020.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 1:44, 21 October 2020

Thank you for providing another example of a business that hasn't been able to access funding thus far. Clearly, I don't want to give the impression that the Welsh Government is going to be able to support every single business in Wales, because the funding we have simply doesn't extend to that. So, I do want to be realistic, but, at the same time, I do want to reflect that we have taken on board and considered well those issues that have been brought forward by yourself and others in terms of those individuals who run businesses that have fallen through the gaps in support thus far. And that's why this discretionary element is so important, and why it's important that we get the advice and guidance for local authorities right in order to enable them to support those locally often very important businesses.