Purpose

The Government has announced the extension of Retail, Hospitality and Leisure rate relief scheme to support businesses with their business rates bills from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Decision

On 20 February 2024, Cllr Jeremy Heron, the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Corporate made the following decision:

That the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Scheme (Appendix 1) be approved.

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 Tuesday 27 February 2024.

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

Reasons for the decision

See Report

Alternative options considered

See Report