Issue - meetings
Local Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019-20
Meeting: 07/01/2019 - Executive (Item 84)
84 Local Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019-20 PDF 127 KB
Report of Executive Director Finance and Governance
Purpose of report
For members to consider the proposed Local Discretionary Relief Policy and to seek approval of the Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019-2020.
Recommendations
The meeting is recommended:
1.1 To note the contents of the report.
1.2 To approve the adoption of the local Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019-20.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Local Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019 CDC, item 84 PDF 418 KB
- Annex to Minutes - Local Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019 CDC, item 84 PDF 418 KB
- Webcast for Local Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019-20
Decision:
Resolved
(1) That the contents of the report be noted.
(2) That the adoption of the local Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019-20 (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved.
Minutes:
The Executive Director Finance and Governance (Interim) submitted a report for members to consider the proposed Local Discretionary Relief Policy and to seek approval of the Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019-2020.
Resolved
(1) That the contents of the report be noted.
(2) That the adoption of the local Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019-20 (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved.
Reasons
Members of Budget Planning Committee have considered this report and have recommended to Executive to approve the adoption of the Local Discretionary Business Rates Relief Scheme 2019-2020.
Alternative options
Option 1: Members could choose not to recommend the proposed schemes to Executive, but in view of the fact that expenditure will be reimbursed the Government expects billing authorities to grant relief to all qualifying ratepayers