Decision details

2023/24 Discretionary Rate Relief Schemes

Decision Maker: Cabinet, Full Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

At Autumn statement 2022 the Chancellor announced new rate relief schemes for local authorities to provide additional support to businesses from 1 April 2023. These being:

• Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) rate relief scheme
• Supporting Small Business (SSB) relief scheme
• Transitional Relief regulations
As such these new schemes will now be included in the Council’s discretionary rate relief policy.

Decision:

That Cabinet recommends to Full Council to adopt the discretionary rate relief schemes as outlined in the Autumn statement 2022 and to ensure that the reliefs are applied to eligible accounts for the financial year 2023/24.

 

That delegated authority be granted to the Cabinet Member for Strategic Finance, Transformational Change and Corporate Resources to agree further legislative changes to the discretionary rates relief scheme.

 

Report author: Debbie Vallas

Publication date: 13/02/2023

Date of decision: 09/02/2023

Decided at meeting: 09/02/2023 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/02/2023

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