First Minister Mark Drakeford is due to layout a roadmap for hospitality in Wales this week - saying beer gardens should be open in April
In Wales the review on reopening outdoor hospitality and tourism attractions is due to take place on April 22.
But under the gradual approach taken by Welsh Government this could have meant reopening not taking place for up to three weeks.
Today Mr Drakeford was asked by Andrew Marr on his Sunday morning show when people in Wales can enjoy a pint at a pub
He said: “I am hoping by the end of April people will be able to enjoy outdoor hospitality, meeting indoors we know is more dangerous, that’s likely to have to wait until May.“
The hospitality sector in Wales has been desperate for a roadmap out of lockdown to help them prepare to reopen.
There are also huge concerns that additional funding expected in April will not now be announced until after the Senedd election on May 6.
Outdoor hospitality will open in England on April 12 at the earliest and indoors on May 17.
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Mr Drakeford added: “I will be setting out on Thursday of this week a prospectus for the whole of April and into May. It will give the sector the certainty that it is looking for.”
He did add: “But this an inherently uncertain time.
“We study the figure in Wales every single day, at the moment things are heading in the right direction but we know how quickly this virus can change and I’m not prepared to give people false assurances too far into the future.”
When questioned on vaccine passports he said they would consider this on a four nation basis but said there were very big “practical and ethical challenges to face” like people who can’t be vaccinated due to their health conditions.
He also told Marr that he could not rule out another lockdown pointing to rising cases in EU countries but said he ‘hoped it(this lockdown) would be' the last one.
This week the hospitality industry has been asking the Welsh Government for clarity on reopening and details on funding.
The bosses of the restaurant chain Dylan's wrote an open letter to First Minister Mark Drakeford - warning "we are on our knees".