Decision details

Discretionary Business Rate Relief - 1st April 2017

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Separate report to look at the a new Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme to utilise the new funding from DCLG.

Decision:

1)    That approval be given to Option 3, as detailed at paragraph 2.11 of the considered report, and that a local West Yorkshire transitional relief scheme be the preferred option for discretionary business rate relief.

2)    That the Service Director (Finance, IT and Transactional Services) be delegated responsibility to conclude the preceptor consultation exercise and, assuming a positive response from the Police consultation exercise, put in place the relevant steps to enable the Council to implement the new business rate relief scheme.

Report author: Steve Bird

Publication date: 12/07/2017

Date of decision: 11/07/2017

Decided at meeting: 11/07/2017 - Cabinet

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