Issue - meetings

Report of Assistant Director for Finance & Section 151 Officer

Purpose of report

To inform Budget Planning Committee of the reviewed policy for Non-Domestic Rate Discretionary Rate Relief policy and the response to the motion from Council on supporting our high street.

Recommendations

The Budget Planning Committee resolves:

1.1         To note the contents of the reviewed policy for Non-Domestic Rate Discretionary Rate Relief.

1.2         To note the response to Council’s motion.

Resolved

(1)          That the reviewed policy for Non-Domestic Rate Discretionary Rate Relief be noted.

(2)          That the response to the motion to Council, subsequently referred to and agreed by Executive, be noted.

The Assistant Director of Finance (S151 Officer) submitted a report to inform Budget Planning Committee of the reviewed Non-Domestic Rate Discretionary Rate Relief policy and the response to the motion from Council on supporting our high streets. This was submitted to the 3 March Executive for decision and was submitted to Budget Planning Committee for information.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Regeneration and Property advised the Committee that the provision of Non-Domestic Rate Discretionary Rate Relief allowed the council to offer targeted financial support where the national framework did not provide relief or where additional local discretion was justified.

In response to a question from the Committee asking if the Leader had written to the Secretary of State and copied the relevant Members of Parliament, which was included in the motion to Council motion, the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Regeneration and Property confirmed that the Leader had written to the Secretary of State and copied the relevant Members of Parliament but no response had yet been received.

Resolved

(1)          That the reviewed policy for Non-Domestic Rate Discretionary Rate Relief be noted.

(2)          That the response to the motion to Council, subsequently referred to and agreed by Executive, be noted.