Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To consider changes to the Council’s Business Rate Discretionary Relief Policy to provide assistance to businesses.
In the March 2017 budget, the Government announced the following measures to assist businesses following the revaluation of all Non-Domestic Properties from 1 April 2017:
This Council already has an established policy for granting Discretionary Rate Relief, but the changes requested by Government, will fall outside the policy. This report seeks to vary the local policy in order to incorporate the proposed changes.
The Government will fully reimburse local authorities for the local share of the discretionary relief granted.
RESOLVED that the Executive agrees:
(a) to vary the Charitable Relief Policy to allow relief to be granted in the specific circumstances detailed in the report from 01 April 2017;
(b) to consult with the Hampshire County Council and major preceptors in relation to the provisions of the scheme; and
(c) to delegate the award of the discretionary relief, as detailed in the report, to The Local Taxation Manager
Report author: Adrian Collier
Publication date: 10/10/2017
Date of decision: 09/10/2017
Decided at meeting: 09/10/2017 - Executive
Effective from: 20/10/2017
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