Further to Minute No. 201, 5th March 2014, the Director of City Development submitted a report which sought approval to extend the current scope of discretionary rate relief to ‘for profit’ organisations which met agreed criteria, as permitted under Section 69 of the Localism Act 2011.
RESOLVED –
(a) That the proposals to extend the guidelines for the award of discretionary relief for Business Rates from 2016/17 onwards, be approved;
(b) That the implementation of the scheme be delegated to the Chief Officer Economy and Regeneration, in consultation with the Executive Members for ‘Economy & Culture’ and ‘Resources & Strategy’, together with the Deputy Chief Executive.