Decision details

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The item started at 16.35

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5665 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes that:

a) the Welsh Government is providing small business rate relief until March 2015;

b) the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Autumn Statement of 3 December 2014 that the Welsh Government will have full control of business rates in March 2015.

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to extend business rate support for small businesses.

3. Further calls on the Welsh Government to help strengthen ties between higher education institutions and the business community to create a more dynamic economy.

The motion without amendment was agreed.