Business Rates Holiday Extended for 12 Months
The rates holiday for the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors in Wales will be extended for a further 12 months, the Finance Minister Rebecca Evans has announced. The £380m package provides retail, leisure and hospitality …
Town Centres in Wales to Benefit from £15.2m Placemaking Fund
Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Hannah Blythyn, has today announced a £15.2m ‘placemaking’ funding package to help Wales’s town centres build back better. It’s all part of a wider £110m investment through Transforming …
£740 Million Budget Funding for Wales
Wales will continue to be supported by the UK Government through a Budget that ‘meets the moment’, the Chancellor said yesterday. Rishi Sunak set out a three-part plan that protects jobs and livelihoods through the …
Budget Offering “Hopeful Vision” for Many Freelancers
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has responded to the Chancellor’s Budget today, welcoming a largely “hopeful vision” for many freelancers, while also warning that many self-employed are still excluded and need …
This Week’s Top Ten Tender Opportunities Across Wales
As part of this new ongoing weekly feature, every Friday the team at Business News Wales will bring you 10 of the latest tenders available for Welsh firms to apply for via the sell2wales website. …
New Joint Venture to Maintain KeolisAmey Expertise in Wales
A newly created Joint Venture (JV) between Transport for Wales (TfW) and KeolisAmey will play an important part in the next phase of the transformation programme in Wales. The JV’s driving purpose will be to …
Independent Welsh Hospitality Businesses Welcome Budget Statement
The Welsh Independent Restaurant Collective (WIRC) has welcomed further support for the ailing hospitality sector from the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. But, with many businesses across Wales in survival mode, it has stressed that the gaps …
Budget 2021: Some Good News for the Agricultural Industry
Andy Ritchie, Agriculture leader at Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy and business advisors to SMEs and Top 10 accountancy firm, comments on today’s Budget announcement: “The extension of the reduced rate of VAT is …
Budget 2021: CLA Cymru Responds
2021 Budget: VAT cut and business rate extension – and we call upon the Welsh Government to ensure a safe and speedy opening for Welsh businesses The Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak has today unveiled …
Future Support for Cardiff Airport
Ken Skates AM, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales Cardiff International Airport (CIAL) is a vital gateway to Wales for business, tourists and general travellers alike. It is vital for Wales’s economic development that …