Issue - meetings

This report outlines the discretion available to the Council to award rate relief to charities or non-profitmaking bodies.  The award of discretionary rate relief is based on agreed policy and criteria, with Cabinet required to consider any new applications for relief pursuant to existing policy.  The report details, for consideration, all new applications for relief received since Cabinet last considered such applications in September 2019.

Cabinet RESOLVED to approve the applications for discretionary rate relief in respect of National Non-Domestic Rate liability, as set out and detailed in Appendix 2 of the report.

Councillor Margaret McLennan (Deputy Leader) introduced the report detailing the new applications received for discretionary National Non-Domestic Rate relief from charitable and non-profit making organisations.  Cabinet noted the existing policy and criteria upon which the award of discretionary rate relief was based (as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report), along with details of the applications received, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report.  Members were also keen to recognise the valued service and support being provided by charitable and non-profit making organisations across the borough as part of the co-ordinated emergency response to Covid 19.

RESOLVED that Cabinet approve the applications for discretionary rate relief in respect of National Non-Domestic Rate liability, as set out and detailed in Appendix 2 of the report.