More than 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for St David's Day to be a bank holiday.
The petition, on the UK Government website, has more than 10,000 signatures which means the government has to respond. If the petition gets 100,000 it will be considered for debate in Parliament.
The petition has been started by Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn and background reads: "Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St David's Day has always been a significant day in Cymru / Wales, and has been used to celebrate everything Welsh. It's time to make this special day a bank holiday in Wales, just like Scotland has St Andrew's Day, and Ireland has St Partick's Day as bank holidays."
The Welsh Government has said it would back the day being a bank holiday, but it is something the UK Government would have to decide.
Gwynedd council has said it will call a bank holiday for council workers. Neath Port Talbot is also looking at doing the same.
The UK Government however has now issues a response and said it has no plans to change the current arrangements.
A spokeswoman said: "The current pattern of public and bank holidays is well established and whilst an additional bank holiday may benefit some communities and sectors, the cost to the economy of an additional bank holiday is considerable.
"The UK Government has no current plans to change the accepted arrangements for bank holidays in Wales. We remain committed to working together with the Welsh Government to ensure that the UK’s institutions are working collectively as one United Kingdom."
The estimated cost to the economy of the one-off bank holiday for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 was £1.2 billion, the UK Government confirmed.
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