The Welsh Government is reducing business rates on stand alone public toilets to zero.
From next year it will mean that nearly 560 stand alone toilets across Wales will be exempted from business rates.
The move is designed to help local authorities and other providers to keep their facilities open, whilst saving around £450,000 in business rates.
Finance Minister, Rebecca Evans said: “I am pleased to announce that from next year we will be reducing rates on public toilet buildings to zero in an attempt to keep these important local services open.
“We know the importance of being able to access a public toilet when out and about, and the impact that not being able to do so can have on people’s health, dignity and quality of life. These facilities are valued by local residents and visitors alike.”
"The announcement forms part of the UK Government’s Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill that was introduced earlier this month and helps us deliver our commitment to provide ‘access to toilets for public use’ under Part 8 of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017."
Stand alone public toilet buildings in England and Wales are currently assessed for non‑domestic rating purposes in the same way as other non-domestic properties are.
