Issue - meetings

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

The Board was advised that, under the amended provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 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 an application from a registered charity for rate relief on premises in Victoria Road, Widnes, for Members’ consideration.

RESOLVED: That the request for 15% discretionary rate relief from Child Bereavement UK for the period 26 September 2018 to 31 March 2019, be refused on the grounds of being a charity which operates nationally.