Issue - meetings
Non Domestic Rates – applications for Discretionary Rate Relief
Meeting: 26/08/2014 - Cabinet (Item 8)
8 National Non-Domestic Rates – applications for Discretionary Rate Relief 
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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 in September 2013. This report details new applications for relief received since the then Executive last considered such applications on 22 April 2014.
Decision:
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.
Minutes:
Councillor Mashari (Lead Member, Employment and Skills) introduced the report from the Strategic Director Regeneration and Growth which set out new applications for rate relief received since 22 April 2014. 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 was based on policy and criteria agreed by the Executive in September 2013.
Members welcomed the opportunity to assist community organisations based in the borough.
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.