Decision details

Local Authority Discretionary Business Grants Fund

Decision Maker: Strategic Director for Resources

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Cabinet authorised (report number 97/2017) that the Assistant Director (Finance), in consultation with the Cabinet member with portfolio for Growth, Trading Services and Resources (except Finance) to determine, finalise and review the Discretionary Revaluation Rate Relief Policy and other rate relief schemes in line with guidance issued by the Government and further local schemes relating to Non-Domestic Rate Relief as advised.

The Government had provided for a one-off Local Authority Discretionary Business Grants Fund in response to the coronavirus.

A policy has been devised under delegation to ensure the prompt award of the grants.

Decision:

The Government had provided for a one-off Local Authority Discretionary Business Grants Fund in response to the coronavirus.

A policy has been devised under delegation to ensure the prompt award of the grants.

Alternative options considered:

None

Publication date: 09/06/2020

Date of decision: 01/06/2020