Decision details

Business Rates Relief

Decision Maker: District Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

 

RESOLVED:

That the District Executive agreed to:-

 

a.

approve the use of the Councils local discretionary powers to implement Retail Rate Relief from April 2019 for two years;

 

b.

approve the use of the Councils local discretionary powers to extend the Business Rate Relief Scheme for Local Newspapers for the 2019/20 financial year;

 

c.

approve the use of the Councils local discretionary powers to extend the doubling of the Rural Rate Relief for the 2019/20 financial year and future financial years until the primary legislation has been changed.

Reason:

To approve the use of the Council’s local discount powers to implement three Rate Relief schemes in relation to local businesses from 1 April 2019.

 

Publication date: 11/01/2019

Date of decision: 10/01/2019

Decided at meeting: 10/01/2019 - District Executive

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