Stay-at-home restrictions will continue in Wales as the youngest pupils begin returning to school from Monday, First Minister Mark Drakeford confirmed today. Following the latest review of coronavirus restrictions, the Welsh Government also announced some minor changes to the current rules: From Saturday 20 February, four people from two different households will be able to meet outdoors for socially distanced local exercise. This doesn’t apply to private gardens.From March 1, the law will be changed to allow licensed wedding venues, such as visitor attractions and hotels, to re-open but only to perform wedding and civil partnership ceremonies.Sport Wales will make arrangements for more of our talented athletes to resume training […]
The latest wave of ALVA’s Customer Sentiment Survey has been published. 459928_835278_210214Download
Analysis of how industries related to travel and tourism in the UK have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, using data on business performance and the labour market. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/tourismindustry/articles/coronavirusandtheimpactontheuktravelandtourismindustry/2021-02-15
The way you hire from the EU has changed. You need to register as a licensed sponsor to hire eligible people from outside the UK. https://pbisemployers.campaign.gov.uk
The Sport Sector Private Provider Fund provides financial support to private and commercial providers. The fund aims to ensure that private businesses are able to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic to continue providing opportunities which keep people active across Wales. The fund is for private and commercial providers who directly deliver physical activity opportunities to the public in Wales such as: commercial gymsdance and fitness studiosgolf courseshorse riding providersmotorsport providersskate parkstrampoline parks Grants of £5,000 and £15,000 (depending on annual turnover) will be made available to those who are able to show that they have a net loss from operations that would have taken place in Wales, since April 2020, […]
In order to understand the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the events industry a survey was held between the 12 November and 8 December 2020, with businesses in Wales who work in the events industry. https://gov.wales/events-industry-and-supply-chain-business-covid-19-impact-survey-12-november-8-december-2020
Further support for non-essential retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism and other businesses forced or required to close or significantly impacted by the ongoing restrictions: Restrictions Business Fund – Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) grants for non-essential retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism (NERHLT) sectors and their supply chainwill provide a single top up payment to cover the period between the 25 January and end of March 2021Now extended to include NERHLT businesses with a RV of £150,001 – 500,000. Automated payments will be made to those businesses that are eligible and have already received a Restrictions Grant payment. Those that have not previously received a Restrictions Grant payment will have to register with […]
The Government has announced the opening of a new VAT Deferral Scheme to run from 23 February and 21 June 2021. This scheme allows businesses who deferred VAT payments due during the first national lockdown to make the repayments in 2-11 instalments (via DD) instead of one lump sum. You need to register to join the scheme directly, rather than through an agent, and do so by 21 June, setting the repayment schedule thereafter. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deferral-of-vat-payments-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19
Businesses that took out government-backed Bounce Back Loans to get through Covid-19 will now have greater flexibility to repay their loans, the government announced today (8 February). https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-eases-burden-on-more-than-a-million-businesses-through-pay-as-you-grow-flexible-repayment-options
There is a calling on Government to extend the VAT at 5% for hospitality until at least March 2022. It is a government petition and will require 100,000 signatures before ministers will consider a debate on this in Parliament. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/572283