This report seeks confirmation for Hambleton District Council to be part of an application to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) for a North Yorkshire and East Riding 100% Business Rates Retention Pilot in 2018/19.

In accepting the recommendation, Hambleton District Council will be part of the North Yorkshire submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government to become a 100% Business Rates Pilot in 2018/19.

The subject of the decision:

This report sought confirmation for Hambleton District Council to be part of an application to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) for a North Yorkshire and East Riding 100% Business Rates Retention Pilot in 2018/19.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

Cabinet was satisfied that, if the application to participate in the 100% Business Rate Retention Pilot in 2018/19 was successful, this would inform how this major income receipt for the Council was shaped in the future to help sustain the Council’s financial resilience.

THE DECISION:

That Hambleton District Council is part of the North Yorkshire submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government to become a 100% Business Rates Pilot in 2018/19.