Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, on four applications for discretionary non-domestic rate relief.

            The Board was advised that, under the amended provision of the Local Government Finance At 1988, the Council was able to grant discretionary rate relief to any business rate payer. Since 1 April 2017, the Council had been responsible for meeting the full cost of all mandatory and discretionary rate relief granted, as part of the Liverpool City Region 100% Business Rates Retention Pilot Scheme.

            The report set out details of four applications for discretionary non-domestic rate relief for Members to consider.

            RESOLVED: That

1)    the application from Halton Citizens Advice Bureau for 15% discretionary rate relief for Store E within Grosvenor House, Runcorn, from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2022, be approved;

2)    the application from Trade Training UK for 15% discretionary rate relief for their premises at 122 Bancroft Road, Widnes from 8 January 2019 to 31 March 2022, be approved;

3)    the application from Halton Credit Union Ltd for 90% discretionary rate relief for their premises at 110 Widnes Road, Widnes from 24 June 2019 to 31 March 2022, be approved; and

4)    the application from United Living Ltd for 90% discretionary rate relief for their premises at 28A Albert Square, Widnes from 13 April 2019 to 31 March 2022, be approved.