Issue - meetings

A report giving details of renewal applications for discretionary rate relief.  Details of new applications are also set out.

(Report of Director of Finance and Transformation)

The report gave details of renewal applications for discretionary rate relief for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2022.  Details of three new applications were also set out.  The Council’s policy in respect of discretionary rate relief was attached at Annex 1 of the report.

Following consideration by the Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Finance, Innovation and Property resolved that:

(1)             discretionary rate relief be awarded for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2022 in respect of the re-applications for relief as set out at Annex 2 to the report;

(2)             the application for discretionary rate relief received from Tree of Hope be refused;

(3)             the application for discretionary rate relief received from Samaritan's Purse International Limited be refused; and

(4)             the application for discretionary rate relief received from Refugease be refused.

Decision Notice D200048MEM

The report of the Director of Finance and Transformation gave details of renewal applications for discretionary rate relief for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2022.  Details of three new applications were also set out.  The Council’s policy in respect of discretionary rate relief was attached at Annex 1 of the report.

RECOMMENDED:  That

(1)          discretionary rate relief be awarded for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2022 in respect of the re-applications for relief as set out at Annex 2 to the report;

(2)          the application for discretionary rate relief received from Tree of Hope be refused;

(3)          the application for discretionary rate relief received from Samaritan's Purse International Limited be refused; and

(4)          the application for discretionary rate relief received from Refugease be refused.