(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.