TO APPROVE THE EXPANDED RETAIL DISCOUNT POLICY FROM 2020/21 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19

The Government provided a retail discount scheme for occupied retail properties with a rateable value of less than 51,000 for each of the years 2019/20 and 2020/21. The Government have increased the discount for 2020/21 to 100%, included more businesses and removed the RV limit.
A policy has been approved under delegation and has been updated to reflect the change