Un o’r dulliau y mae’r Papur Gwyn yn eu cynnig felly yw ehangu pwerau llywodraeth leol i gymhwyso lefelau amrywiol o dreth gyngor i eiddo gwag yng Nghymru. Cynigir bod Gweinidogion Cymru yn rhoi’r pŵer i awdurdodau lleol godi lefel uwch na’r dreth gyngor lawn safonol ar gartrefi y bernir iddynt fod yn wag am gyfnod maith. Byddai’r cynnig yn rhoi mwy o ryddid i awdurdodau ddilyn polisïau sy’n gweddu orau i amgylchiadau lleol, a’r polisïau a allai eu helpu fwyaf i ddatrys problemau tai lleol.
One of the tools proposed in the White Paper therefore is to extend local government powers to apply varying levels of council tax to empty properties in Wales. It is proposed that Welsh Ministers grant local authorities the power to levy council tax beyond the full standard council tax on homes that are deemed to have been empty for a long period of time. The proposal would give authorities more freedom to implement policies that are best suited to local circumstances and which could assist most with local housing problems.