Decision Maker: Exchequer Services Manager
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To revise the decision made on 31 March 2022
regarding a new COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund scheme.
To amend the maximum amount of relief from 50% to 75%.
To expand the property description list to include
“Educational centre and premises (not owned by a local
authority)” we will contact the ratepayer(s) of the
properties affected
To run a third scheme for properties with a rateable value of
100,001 to 200,000 inclusive
The government expects Billing Authorities to
use their discretionary powers to provide relief to businesses.
Provided we do not exceed our maximum allocation they will
reimburse us via S31 grant.
The relief will help local businesses at minimal cost to the
council.
The fund is limited and we believed would be used by the first two
schemes. There are however funds left so we are running a third
scheme.
Whilst not adopting the schemes is in theory
an option, the expectation of both the government and business is
that we will provide the relief.
Publication date: 29/07/2022
Date of decision: 29/07/2022