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Local Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme for 2019-20

Meeting: 07/01/2019 - Executive (Item 84)

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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:

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