Issue - meetings
Non Domestic Rates Discretionary Relief and Council Tax Discretionary Discount Policy
Meeting: 04/07/2018 - Cabinet (Item 20)
20 Review of Non Domestic Rates Discretionary Relief and Council Tax Discretionary Discounts PDF 91 KB
Lead Member – Councillor David Minnery – Portfolio Holder for Finance
Report of the Head of Finance, Governance and Assurance [Section 151 Officer]
Contact: James Walton Tel: 01743 258915
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - NDR Disc Relief Policy 2018, item 20 PDF 240 KB
- Appendix B esiia form - NDR report, item 20 PDF 162 KB
Decision:
RESOLVED:
i) That the Discretionary Relief Policy, detailed in Appendix A, be approved; and
ii) That the Council’s Policy for Discretionary Business Rates and Council Tax reductions be reviewed every three years.
Minutes:
Councillors S Davenport, R Macey and L Picton left the meeting during consideration of this item.
The Portfolio Holder for Finance presented a report from the Head of Finance, Governance and Assurance on the Council’s three yearly review of non-domestic rates discretionary relief and Council Tax discretionary discounts. He stated that a six-week consultation was to take place with a final decision being made in the early Autumn
Given the declared interests of some Members in their local village halls, he commented that the proposed changes would not affect village halls and the main aim of the review was fairness to all.
Responding to a query about the impact on social enterprise and commercial interest companies, the Portfolio Holder stressed that each case was looked at on its own merits. The Leader added that there was always an opportunity to appeal.
RESOLVED:
i) That the Discretionary Relief Policy, detailed in Appendix A, be approved; and
ii) That the Council’s Policy for Discretionary Business Rates and Council Tax reductions be reviewed every three years.