Issue details
Supporting the Local Economy - Proposed Criteria and Guidance for Granting Business Rate Relief
The new criteria and guidance has been developed based on feedback on the last review of charitable rate relief and the new reliefs brought in by the government. It is now proposed that a consultation exercise be carried out on the revised criteria and guidance and to then consider the feedback before finalising the criteria and guidance for implementation.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/06/2018
Decision due: 25 Jul 18 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Resources and the Voluntary Sector
Lead director: Corporate Director, Resources
Department: Resources
Contact: Roger Jones, (Head of Revenues) Email: roger.jones@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Consultees
Informal consultation has taken place with voluntary sector representatives
Formal consultation with all business rate payers, through the council’s website and other forms of engagement
Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: No
Decisions
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