Decision details

Teignbridge District Council's local Business Rate Discretionary Relief Policy makes provision for the Council to use its discretionary powers to administer Government-led discretionary schemes, provided they are fully funded. The recent extension to the Expanded Retail Relief Scheme announced in the March Budget, is one of these schemes.
The Government has stated that eligible businesses will be entitled to full relief on their business rate bills for the period 1st April 2021 to 30th June 2021, reducing to 66% with effect from 1st July 2021 to 31st March 2022. Government will reimburse local authorities in full via S31 grant.
Councils are expected to give effect to the budget proposals by extending the existing 100% Expanded Retail Relief Scheme, which can be found at Appendix K of the current policy, by a period of 3 months, to 30th June 2021 and to award an amount of 66% relief for the period 1st July 2021 to 31 March 2022.
The Council's current policy for the granting of Discretionary Rate Relief under Section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 as (amended) makes provision for the Council to determine awards of Government-led, fully funded schemes, in accordance with the Government Guidance.
Following consultation with the Executive Member for Corporate Resources and the S151 Officer it is decided that the Council will comply with the Government’s budget proposals by making the decision to extend the current 100% Expanded Relief Scheme to 30th June 2021 and then replacing with 66% relief for the period 1st July 2021 to 31st March 2022 in accordance with the attached revised policy document.