Issue - meetings

The Council has the discretion to award rate relief to charities or non-profit making bodies. It also has the discretion to remit an individual National Non-Domestic Rate (NNDR) liability in whole or in part on the grounds of hardship.  The award of relief is based on policy and criteria agreed by the Executive in September 2013.  New applications for relief have to be approved by the Executive. The report details new applications for relief received since the Executive last considered such applications on 14 January 2014.

that the applications for discretionary rate relief detailed in Appendices 2 and 3 of the report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Growth be agreed.

The Council has the discretion to award rate relief to charities or non-profit making bodies. It also had the discretion to remit an individual National Non-Domestic Rate (NNDR) liability in whole or in part on the grounds of hardship.  The award of relief was based on policy and criteria agreed by the Executive in September 2013.  The report from the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Growth detailed new applications for rate relief received since the Executive last considered such applications on 14 January 2014.

Members noted that the council’s eligibility criteria would be amended to reflect a change in legislation whereby organisations were now required to submit certified and not fully audited accounts.

RESOLVED:

that the applications for discretionary rate relief detailed in Appendices 2 and 3 of the report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Growth be agreed.