P-05-968 Pay Coronavirus grants to all businesses eligible for Small Business Rate Relief same as rest of UK
P-05-968 Pay Coronavirus grants to all businesses eligible for Small Business Rate Relief same as rest of UK
P-05-968 Pay
Coronavirus grants to all businesses eligible for Small Business Rate Relief
same as rest of UK
This
petition was submitted by Simon Hill having collected a total of 360
signatures.
Text of Petition
On 17th March 2020 the
Chancellor announced that all small businesses with fewer than 9 employees and
eligible for small business rate relief would receive a grant of £10,000 (the
Small Business Grants Fund).
On 8th April, the Welsh
Government published revised guidance in relation to self-catering
accommodation. This change of policy has excluded thousands of genuine
businesses from receiving grant funding that they desperately need as they have
no income during the Coronavirus crisis.
Additional Information
The Welsh Government have forced all holiday
accommodation businesses to close due to the Coronavirus outbreak and all
bookings have been cancelled. These businesses now have no income but still
have the outgoings of financing and maintaining the property, which could cause
great financial hardship.
In the rest of the UK, all local authorities have
paid the grant funding to self-catering holiday lets. It’s very unfair that
these centrally funded grants are not being applied equally across the country
and contrary to the Chancellor’s promise.
This change in policy is already causing issues in
the area as can be seen in this local press article: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/second-home-crackdown-hitting-genuine-18139173
Please sign to request that the Welsh Government
rescind this change of policy and distribute the Small Business Grant Fund
fairly as has been done in the rest of the UK.
Assembly Constituency and Region
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Mid and West Wales
Status
This
petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on
17.07.20.
As self-catering accommodation is now able to reopen in Wales, and in the absence of further comments from the petitioner, the Committee agreed to take no further action and close the petition.
Full details of the consideration of this petitions by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 07.07.20.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 18/06/2020