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Status:
Implemented
Business Item
Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund Business Rate Reliefs
Ref.
ES/1036
Is a Key Decision:
Yes
Decision Type:
Committee
Decision Maker:
Cabinet
Date of Decision
Tue 1 Feb 2022
Show on Forward Plan
Yes
Description
Report of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Resources and the Assistant Cabinet Member for Resources
Matter for Decision (to consider...)
The purpose of this report is to propose a scheme to the Council for awarding Discretionary Rate Reliefs in 2021/22 to businesses in respect of the Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF). 
Service Area
Financial Services, Corporate Performance & Risk Management
Service Area 2
Not Applicable
Contact for Background Papers:
None.
Background Papers:
None.
Is Decision District Wide
Yes
Decision Made

1. That using its discretionary relief powers under section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 as amended, and with regard to Government Guidance, the Council approves the award of Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund rate reliefs using the principles outlined in this report and modelled in Appendix B (the Scheme).

2. That authority be delegated to the Chief Finance Officer and Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Resources and the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member with responsibility for Economic Development, to amend the Scheme and implement further awards of relief if necessary, for example as a result of the application of the Subsidy Control rules, to maximise the support provided to businesses within the Section 31 Grant funding provided by the Government. 

Reason for Decision
To put in place a scheme for awarding Discretionary Rate Reliefs to businesses in respect of the Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund, and to maximise the use of available grant funding to provide these reliefs.  
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
None
Any Declarations of Interest Declared
None
Any Dispensation Granted
None

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Date & Time CreatedUser Full NameStatus DescriptionDetails
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02/02/2022 09:03:20Karen CookStatus ChangedDecision Subject To Call In [3]
02/02/2022 09:08:29Karen CookGeneral Details Edited 
14/02/2022 11:50:14Maxine GreenStatus ChangedImplemented [7]
14/02/2022 15:24:14Karen CookStatus ChangedImplemented [7]
02/03/2022 10:26:22Maxine GreenStatus ChangedImplemented [7]

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