Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office – in the Senedd at 2:11 pm on 15 May 2024.
Altaf Hussain
Conservative
2:11,
15 May 2024
Cabinet Secretary, unfortunately, for many hospitality businesses, these reforms will be far too late. The sector is facing a perfect hurricane, in the words of UKHospitality Cymru. By the time the business rates system is reformed, we will have lost many businesses, and many town centres across the country will become ghost towns. Cabinet Secretary, the industry is on its knees. Will you, therefore, take urgent action to support the sector by eliminating non-domestic rates for hospitality businesses until a new fairer system is introduced? Thank you.
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