Will the Minister confirm whether microbreweries will be eligible for business rates relief under the hospitality criteria?
The Welsh Government has announced £1.7bn of support for businesses during this difficult period. This package includes a year-long rates holiday for retail, leisure and hospitality business premises and grants for businesses. It also includes the £500m Economic Resilience Fund the First Minister announced on 30 March.
The final guidance on eligibility for the retail, leisure and hospitality rates relief scheme is available at: https://businesswales.gov.wales/sites/business-wales/files/Non-Domestic%20Rates%20-%20Retail%2C%20Leisure%20and%20Hospitality%20Rates%20Relief%20-%20Guidance%20-%20FINAL%20%28E%29_0.pdf
It is not possible to list every type of eligible business in the guidance and local authorities have a level of discretion as to which businesses are eligible for relief.
This support will operate in addition to our existing £230m annual support for rates reliefs.