to the changes in the way discretionary relief is funded with effect from April 2013, and indeed due to the continuing financial restraints on Councils, many local authorities have taken the opportunity to review their policies. Some have taken the decision not to allow such relief to certain classes of organisation e.g., charity shops. However, any review should not be too prescriptive for the reasons stated in the previous paragraph. to April 2013, discretionary reliefs were funded as follows – Cost funded by Central Cost funded by Oadby & Government through Wigston Borough Council National Pool General Fund relief” for 25% 75% “Top-up charities Discretionary relief only 75% 25% cases 2013, under the Business Rates Retention Scheme, discretionary reliefs are now funded as follows – Cost funded by Central Cost funded by Oadby & Government(50%) Wigston Borough Council County Council(9%) General Fund Fire Authority(1%) relief” for 60% 40% “Top-up charities Discretionary relief only 60% 40% cases an explanation of how this affects OWBC, below is a comparison of the discretionary reliefs which were allowed for the 2013/14 year – Based on previous funding model (to ) – Cost to Central Cost to Total Relief Number of Government Oadby & Allowed cases Wigston BC
to the changes in the way discretionary relief is funded with effect from April 2013, and indeed due to the continuing financial restraints on Councils, many local authorities have taken the opportunity to review their policies. Some have taken the decision not to allow such relief to certain classes of organisation e.g., charity shops. However, any review should not be too prescriptive for the reasons stated in the previous paragraph. to April 2013, discretionary reliefs were funded as follows – Cost funded by Central Government through National Pool Cost funded by Oadby & Wigston Borough Council General Fund “Top-up relief” for charities 25% 75% Discretionary relief only cases 75% 25% 2013, under the Business Rates Retention Scheme, discretionary reliefs are now funded as follows – Cost funded by Central Government(50%) County Council(9%) Fire Authority(1%) Cost funded by Oadby & Wigston Borough Council General Fund “Top-up relief” for charities 60% 40% Discretionary relief only cases 60% 40% an explanation of how this affects OWBC, below is a comparison of the discretionary reliefs which were allowed for the 2013/14 year – Based on previous funding model (to ) – Cost to Central Government Cost to Oadby & Wigston BC Total Relief Allowed Number of cases