Response 989110

Response to request for information

Reference

989110

Response date

19 January 2023

Request

Please can you provide the following:

• The average annual business rates costs, or current liability payable, for the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
• What is the total value of business rate relief granted by the local authority in the last 12 months
• Of the total number of businesses who applied for business rate relief, how many were successful

Response

The average annual business rates costs, or current liability payable, for the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 

Information by financial year, nets rates payable

• 2022/23 - £28,205,479.09
• 2021/22 - £26,833,883.30
• 2020/21 - £21,988,092.88
• 2019/20 - £30,008,215.44
• 2018/19 - £29,712,256.13

What is the total value of business rate relief granted by the local authority in the last 12 months 

Relief for financial year 2022/23

• -£9,520,617.23

Of the total number of businesses who applied for business rate relief, how many were successful

Information Not available