Decision details
Business Rates Relief 2025/206. Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Scheme
Decision Maker: Executive, Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider a scheme of rate relief for retail premises as outlined by Government in the Autumn Budget 2024
Decisions:
The purpose of the item was to consider a scheme of rate relief for retail premises as outlined by Government in the Autumn Statement 2024.
Councillor Alaric Smith, the Executive Member for Finance, introduced the item, explaining that the business rate relief scheme was in line with eligibility criteria as in Annex A of the report. Councillor Smith proposed accepting the recommendations.
Councillor Duncan Enright seconded the recommendations, highlighting the importance of supporting businesses to the district, using Burford as an example.
The recommendations were taken to a vote and unanimously agreed.
RESOLVED: That the Executive recommended to Council to:
1. Approve the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure scheme as set out in Annex A for 2025/2026;
2. Delegate authority to the Interim Executive Director for Resident Services for the award of such reliefs.
Report author: Mandy Fathers
Publication date: 16/01/2025
Date of decision: 15/01/2025
Decided at meeting: 15/01/2025 - Executive
Date comes into force if not called in: 24/01/2025
Call-in deadline date: 23/01/2025
Current call-in Count: 0
Accompanying Documents:
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