FOI request (FOIR-196611505)

Business Rates

Requested Thu 16 April 2020
Responded  Mon 15 June 2020

In accordance with the provisions specified within the above Act I hereby request the following information. All information is strictly related to business rates.

A copy of the calculation method for revaluation support that covers the years 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21.

Confirmation of where in the yearly charge the relief is applied from, i.e. after all others reliefs. If this is not already provided in the method mentioned above.

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in the response due to the immense workload on the department due to the Covid-19 Business Support Grant work.

The calculation method for revaluation support is as follows:

From the annual bill calculation: Transitional relief deducted first, Small business relief deducted second, Supporting Small Businesses relief deducted third and any discretionary relief deducted last.