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Rate Relief for Charity Shops

Meeting: 31/05/2022 - Executive (Item 33)

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To consider the recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee 1 on Tuesday, 10th May, 2022,

 

RECOMMEDED

The Executive be advised that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee considers that:

1.     The convening of a task and finish group to review the award of discretionary rate relief to charity shops is not pursued further.

2.     Information on the discretionary rate relief is circulated with the next business rate annual billing to ensure all charity shops are aware of this additional relief if eligible.

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Member for Corporate Services presented the recommendation of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (1) regarding the rate relief for Charity shops.

 

The Chair of Overview & Scrutiny Committee (1) commented that whilst no further action was required at this present time. The position should be monitored.

 

RESOLVED that:-

 

(1)            The convening of a task and finish group to review the award of discretionary rate relief to charity shops is not pursued further; and

 

(2)            Information on the discretionary rate relief be circulated with the next business rate annual billing to ensure all charity shops are aware of this additional relief if eligible.

 

The vote was unanimous