A wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau a fydd y rhyddhad ardrethi annomestig ar gyfer lleoliadau meithrin yn dod i ben ym mis Ebrill 2025?
In September 2018, the Welsh Government’s permanent Small Business Rates Relief (SBRR) scheme was enhanced to provide all registered childcare properties with 100% rates relief at an estimated cost of £2.5m a year over three years.
In 2022, the enhancement was further extended by another three years to 2025 in recognition of the difficulties facing the childcare sector as they recover from the pandemic. It is anticipated that the second extension will save registered childcare premises £9.7m over the three years. This is in contrast with the variable business rates relief provided by the UK Government, which was only provided temporarily (following the pandemic) and has now been removed completely.
There has been no decision yet on whether to continue the rate relief for registered childcare premises beyond 2025. Welsh Government will review the impact of the current enhanced relief before the period of extension has concluded and determine the most appropriate next steps.