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Part of our role at MWT is to represent the tourism industry at a regional and national level. We do this on a number of regional and national fora including Wales Tourism Alliance, Wales Cross Party Group on Tourism and Mid Wales Regional Tourism Forum and Growing Mid Wales Forum. We are also members of the Mid and North Powys Destination Network.

Your membership helps to support this activity, providing a stronger voice for the tourism sector.

We'd love to welcome you on board.

Welsh Government Proposed Changes to Self Catering Business Rate Threshold


​March 2022: The Welsh Government (WG) have announced that they are considering 'immediate and radical changes using the planning, property and taxation systems' to address concerns about the number of second homes in some local communities in Wales.

We are concerned about potential unintended consequences that the proposed 'immediate and radical changes' may have on our tourism economy, and the direct impact on our businesses already struggling to recover from the Covid pandemic.

These proposed changes from April 2023 include:
  • Raising the current threshold for businesses to be included in the non domestic rate (NDR) register from 140 day available to let / 70 days actual let, to 252 days available to let / 182 days actual let (in any 12 month period)
  • Change to the discretionary powers available to your Local Authorities to charge a council tax premium of up to 300% of the standard rate (current max. premium is 100% and only 3 LA's in Wales are charging the maximum 100% premium.) Businesses who fall beneath the NDR threshold may be liable to pay these premium rates.

These changes are not being led by Visit Wales, but by other departments within the Welsh Government.

Read our updates about this important issue here:
Proposed tax changes
WTA response & technical consultation

Sign the Petition

Agree 105 day occupancy, not 182 days, to distinguish holiday let businesses from second homes - Petitions (senedd.wales)

Press releases


25/04/22: Wales’ tourism industry urges Welsh Government rethink on self-catering taxation plans

16/03/22: Businesses threatened by Welsh tax proposals, warns tourism boss - MWT Cymru
Technical consultation - this has now closed
The Technical Consultation has now closed.

Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government, has launched a technical consultation on the new draft strategy which will be open for responses until 12 April 2022.
  • Written Statement

View Consultation Documents

Submit your comments by 12 April 2022, in any of the following ways:

RESPOND ONLINE
Online form here

EMAIL
Download the response form.
Complete and respond to: LGFR.Consultations@gov.wales

POST
Download the response form.
Complete and respond to: 
Non-Domestic Rates Policy Branch
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

We encourage you to contact Welsh Government Ministers and your local area councillors, urging reconsideration of the proposed thresholds, particularly the occupancy threshold, to ensure we are all lobbying hard on this important issue.

Councillors' contact details


MWT members: If you would like to discuss anything relating to the proposed changes to the self catering business rate threshold, please contact Val Hawkins at MWT on 01654 702653.

All businesses: If you would like to discuss MWT's representational role and how you can support us via membership, please get in touch.
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