Issue - decisions

Business Rate Forecast 2020/21

05/02/2020 - Business Rate Forecast 2020/21

That the calculation of the Council’s business rate forecast for the year 2020/21 as set out in this report be approved. The total forecast Business Rate income for 2020/21 is £66.834m, of which the Council will retain £23.209m after allowing for the required tariff payment of £39.615m and the WoE Combined Authority and Fire Authority shares as shown in Table 1 of the report.

That the projected surplus on the collection fund as at the end of 2019/20 related to Business Rates is declared at £1.615m. The Council’s share of the deficit is £1.518m.