30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Awn ni at Huw o ran beth mae'r busnesau wedi bod yn dweud wrthych chi fel arweinydd cyngor—mae'n bosib eich bod chi wedi cael eich lobïo. Beth ydy eich take chi ar hynny?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
I fynd i fyny i Wynedd, i ran arall o'r wlad, mae'n bosib y bydd y lefi yma yn dod i mewn ac yn cael adwaith negyddol gan rai elfennau o fewn y gymuned fusnes yno, ac mewn rhannau eraill o'r wlad hefyd. Ydych chi'n poeni am hynny a'r effaith mae hynny'n mynd…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
And, Rob, not to duplicate what Huw’s just said, but maybe your views from your neck of the woods, and your understanding of your engagement.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
And what sort of input have you had in the development of the legislation with the Welsh Government? Has there been a dialogue and a development opportunity for you to have your say in that development?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
I have, yes. [Laughter.]
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
I’d like to start by exploring the general principles of the Bill and the views on the public perception of the levy, and the register and the levy premiums, and the spending of the levy. So, do you think a visitor levy would support the Welsh Government’s…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Croeso i chi gyfrannu yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg—mae i fyny i chi.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
There will be a transcript available for you, for accuracy, at the end.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Croeso i chi i gyd y bore yma.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Fantastic. Thank you very much.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
And then Rob—can you introduce yourself, Rob, please?
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Croeso cynnes.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Croeso, ac fe wnawn ni fynd i Wynedd.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
—gan gychwyn efo ti, Huw.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
It's evidence session 5. We've reset the room and reset online. We've got new witnesses—colleagues from local government—and I'd like to ask them to introduce themselves for the record. So, if we start in the room—
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
Croeso nôl i'r ail sesiwn yma y bore yma.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Diolch yn fawr.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
I'm sure that would be appreciated by Members here, definitely. So, we'll be in touch with that. Thank you very much.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
There will be a transcript available for you to check for accuracy. We appreciate the work that's gone into what you've developed so far and, obviously, the work that will come down the line, should this Bill pass, and the preparatory work. So, we'll take a…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Diolch yn fawr iawn ichi am eich amser y bore yma.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
So, it's something that—. Yes. Thank you very much. That brings us to the end of our session. Thank you very much.
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
And would there be a preference, or are you just—? From an administrative point of view—
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
And then, finally from me, we haven't talked much about refunds, and there are limited areas where refunds are applicable in the Bill. Also in the Bill, I think it forces—and you tell me if I'm wrong—a collection and then a refund rather than an exemption. Is…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
And going back to what Anthony was saying earlier about some of those triggers for updating registers, for example, those might be things that are collected by HMRC—some of that data. Is there a data relationship between the two organisations to be able to…
30 Ionawr 2025 , Finance Committee
Bil Llety Ymwelwyr (Cofrestr ac Ardoll) Etc. (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth 4
Just a couple of quick questions, maybe, at the end like this. HMRC won't have an equivalent to this. It's probably the first time you're going to be in that place where next door don't have the same thing, so you have something new and shiny, potentially, to…
