Reference: D50773
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To implement the Government’s COVID-19 response to extend business rate relief to retail, leisure, and hospitality properties.
1. To adopt a scheme implementing the Government’s Expanded Business Rates Retail Discount 2020/21 providing 100% business rates relief to retail, leisure, and hospitality properties.
2. To note that c£160m business rate relief will be claimed from the Government via S31 grant calculated by the completion of an updated NNDR1 return.
3. To reimburse business rates for 2020/21 where business which are eligible for business rates relief under the Expanded Business Rates Relief Discount 2020/21have already paid business rates in 2020/21.
4. This decision will be exempted from call in.
Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
If the decision has not been published in the List of Forthcoming Key Decisions for at least 28 clear days, the reason why it would be impracticable to delay the decision:: Any delay would mean that relief cannot be provided now to businesses that have been affected by Covid-19.
If exempt from Call-In, the reason why Call-In would prejudice the interests of the Council or the public:: Call-in would delay the granting of relief to businesses – this would be prejudicial to all businesses eligible for relief under the scheme.
Contact: Victoria Bradshaw, Chief Officer - Financial Services 0113 3788540 Email: Victoria.Bradshaw@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 14/04/2020
Date of decision: 10/04/2020
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