Hardship
The Council has discretion to award rate relief
where a business is experiencing hardship. This will only be
awarded if it is believed to be in the interest of the
borough's Council Taxpayers. The Council can also choose
to write off some or all of your debt.
When making this decision, the Council must
consider:
- Is your business experiencing hardship?
And,
- Is it is reasonable to award relief?
If you apply for rate relief you are asking the
Council to write off your Rates debt at the expense of other
taxpayers, we will therefore ask you to provide a substantial
amount of supporting information including:
- Proof of your Wages
- Proof of any Benefits received
- Proof of your outgoings, for example,
copies of your other bills.
We may also ask you to provide any additional
information that supports your claim. We will write to you and ask
you to provide this if we need it. Please remember to provide as
much proof as possible with your application.
If you want to know more or wish to apply for
rate relief please contact the Revenues Service on 01227 862316 or
01227 862326 or
email the Revenues Service
Team
This webpage was updated on
8/17/2011