Decision details

Review of National Non-Domestic Rates Rate Relief Policy

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder - Finance and Corporate

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The National Non-Domestic Rate Relief policy was reviewed fully in 2023 by Task and Finish Group and approved by Council.

However, the government have announced and legislated two new mandatory rate reliefs, Improvement Relief and Heat Network Relief, and changes to Rural Rate Relief.

The policy has been updated to include these new rate reliefs and changes and include some minor amendments

Decision:

On 28 October 2024, Cllr Jeremy Heron, the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Corporate made the following decision:

To approve the National Non-Domestic Rates Rate Relief Policy.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site. Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Tanya Coulter) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 4 November 2024.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

Reasons for the decision:

See Report

Alternative options considered:

See Report

Declarations of Interest(s): None

Contact: Alan Bethune, Strategic Director of Corporate Resources & Transformation, Section 151 Officer Email: alan.bethune@nfdc.gov.uk, Ryan Stevens, Service Manager - Revenues, Benefits and Customer Services Email: ryan.stevens@nfdc.gov.uk.

Publication date: 28/10/2024

Effective from: 05/11/2024

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