Decision details

The Executive considered the Council Tax and Business Rates Discounts and Exemptions Scheme for 2017/18 recommended to the Council Meeting that it approve the following:-

Business Rates Relief

·         that support continues for

·         Community Amateur Sports Club organisations as outlined at 3.5 of the report

·         Not for profit organisations as outlined at 3.8 of the report;

·         that further support for Charities be limited to mandatory relief (paragraph 3.6 of the report) and that any village shop entitlement (3.7 of the report) be considered under exceptional circumstances (3.11 of the report);

·         that the localised discount scheme for Town and District Centre businesses and large businesses new to or significantly expanding within the Borough as outlined in section 3.9 and 3.10 of the report be maintained;

·         that organisations and initiatives which were considered to be essential for the Council to achieve its priorities as outlined at 3.11 of the report continue to be considered for Business Rates Relief;

·         that relief for children’s nurseries (3.12 of the report) be limited to mandatory relief with any additional discount being considered under exceptional circumstances as outlined at paragraph 3.11 of the report;

Council Tax

·         that Stockport’s empty property discount scheme be amended for 2017/18 as described at section 4.5-4.8 of the report;

·         that Stockport’s Council Tax Support scheme be maintained for 2017/18 as detailed at section 5 and Appendix 6 of the report;

·         that the wording of the Council Tax Support Scheme be amended to clarify the treatment of Universal Credit in the calculation; and

·         that the Discretionary Payment Budget be increased to £100k for 2017/18 along with the implementation of an integrated Discretionary Support Policy for Council Tax.

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