Issue - meetings
Business Rates Discretionary Relief Reconsideration
Meeting: 19/06/2023 - Cabinet (Item 129)
129 Business Rates Discretionary Relief Reconsideration 
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Purpose
To reconsider an application for Discretionary Rate Relief submitted under Section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1998 for the financial year 2021/22
Recommendation
That Cabinet resolves to:
1) reconsider the original decision not to award a Discretionary Rate Relief submitted under S47; and approve the relief of £1,404.53
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The purpose of the report was to reconsider an application for Discretionary Rate Relief submitted under Section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1998 for the financial year 2021/22.
The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance introduced the report.
It was outlined that the policy of the Council was not to blanket grant relief but to consider the assets of the organisations applying for relief.
It was noted that at the time of the decision meeting on 9th May 2022, the information supplied to the Deputy Leader was sufficient to indicate there were the financial resources to cover the business rates.
It was outlined that that new information on the reserve amount of £68,000 which was 3-6 months operating costs supplied by the applicant, had led to the recommendation to reconsider the original decision to refuse relief.
It was noted that £561.81 was the Council’s share of the rate relief in the recommendation as set out in paragraph 4.1.
RESOLVED: That Cabinet
a) APPROVED the reconsideration of the original decision not to award a Discretionary Rate Relief submitted under S47; and approve the relief of £1,404.53
Voting Record - 6 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstention, 2 Did not vote/absent
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Claire Bloomer |
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Juliet Layton |
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Joe Harris |
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Mike McKeown |
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Lisa Spivey |
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Mike Evemy |
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Paul Hodgkinson |
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Tony Dale |
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