Senedd Cymru | Welsh Parliament
Y Pwyllgor Cyllid | Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru) | Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill
Ymateb gan Tai Gwyliau Bear | Evidence from Bear Holiday Homes
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While I completely support the need to harness the second holiday home damaging local infrastructure I am worried that with a tourism tax it will stop tourists from considering coming to Ceredigion. It’s a block.. I would urge you to consider a more open approach to tourism as it is tourism that provides an income for many people in the hospitality/reatail/food industry. We are all fully aware that councils need to raise finance due to the economic situation but to through the baby out with the bath water would be more than a mistake. I believe Pembrokeshire are listening and to local businesses and reducing the penalty of second homes while I believe Ceredigion are putting it up. I/we would be grateful around greater transparency around your decisions to make it harder rather than than easier to provide a great service to holidaymakers. There is a deep history around second homes and I would urge you to be clear and transparent about any decisions made for our local economy.
The Regulatory Impact Assessment is set out in Part 2 of the Explanatory Memorandum (https://senedd.wales/media/g5ipwvwh/pri-ld16812-em-e.pdf). This includes the Welsh Government’s assessments of the financial and other impacts of the Bill and its implementation.
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Community response to your decisions. People are already changing their behaviour and creating long term let’s which is probably what we intended however it’s important to keep and respect a tourism industry while this process prevails. Keeping people on side of your decisions with greater transparency and respect.
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Yes.. a fall in tourism in Ceredigion
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While the government needs to address the recent trend of second homes not just in wales but Cornwall becoming a prime example for the extremism that comes from the business of holiday homes and communities being destroyed it is imperative that those in the tourism industry here in Wales are included and valued in this shift. At present the consultation feels very exclusive.
The powers to make subordinate legislation are set out in Part 1: Chapter 5 of the Explanatory Memorandum (https://senedd.wales/media/g5ipwvwh/pri-ld16812-em-e.pdf).
The Welsh Government has also set out its statement of policy intent for subordinate legislation (https://business.senedd.wales/documents/s155951/Statement%20of%20Policy%20Intent.pdf).
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It is imoortant that a broad understanding is undertaken to appreciate that the tourism industry is a huge and verified income for Wales. It’s very important that old values are discarded and a new set of values are introduced publicly and openly.
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Just to make sure that the long term outcome has been thoroughly travelled and that public opinion is deeply considered.
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Issues of barriers to touristd wanting to come to wales are prevalent. As long as government has thoroughly thought through ( with advice from countries with good experience of tourism) so Wales doesn’t slump instead thrives in a heathy and open aired thriving tourism industry.