Business rates reductions
Exemption from rating: Churches, church halls, and other places of worship are entered in the Valuation Roll but are fully exempt from the payment of rates.
Subsidy Control
Some reliefs are affected by subsidy control rules.
Reliefs may be offered as a Minimum Financial Assistance (MFA) subsidy under the Subsidy Control Act 2022. MFA is capped at a maximum of £315,000 over a three-period - cumulated over the current and previous two financial years.
To ensure that the Council complies with the subsidy regime, it may be required to cap relief at the MFA maximum limit. This may depend on:
- the level of other public sector assistance received by your entity
- whether or not you have an interest in any business with other properties is in receipt, or eligible, for one of the existing rate relief schemes
NOTE: not all grants or reliefs are considered to be capped in this way.
You must consider whether you have already received support from any public sector body in the current financial year and the two financial years immediately preceding this. The Council will determine this from the completed Subsidy Information Declaration Form.
You can download and complete the Subsidy Declaration Form (Word doc, 30 KB) if required.
View the available business rates reductions:
