Issue - decisions

Business Rate Forecast 2019/20

15/02/2019 - Business Rate Forecast 2019/20

That the calculation of the Council’s business rate forecast for the year 2019/20 as set out in this report be approved. The total forecast Business Rate income for 2019/20 is £65.454m, of which the Council will retain £22.547m after allowing for the required tariff payment of £38.980m and the WoE Combined Authority and Fire Authority shares as shown in Table 1 of the report.


That the projected deficit on the collection fund as at the end of 2018/19 related to Business Rates is declared at £0.292m. The Council’s share of the deficit is £0.274m.