06/08/2020
A 100% waiver of commercial rates will be applied for a 6-month period from 27 March 2020 to 27 September 2020 to all ratepayers except a small number of categories. The waiver will be applied as a credit in lieu of rates for the 6-month period covered in 2020. The excluded categories are mainly utilities, banks, large supermarkets and corporate entities.
There is no application process required for this scheme. All County Councils will automatically apply a 100% credit in lieu of commercial rates, for a six-month period, to classes and categories of occupied rate-able property where the occupying business is not in an excluded category identified below.
In the event that your business qualifies for the six-month credit in lieu of rates and you have already paid your full rates bill for 2020, a refund or credit will be arranged by the Council.
The potential for the waiver to extend beyond end September will be kept under review by the Government and any future extensions can be considered when there is greater certainty regarding the continuing impact of the pandemic on businesses and the reopening of society.
In recognition that there is a small number of ratepayers for whom their businesses have not been affected by the pandemic, these ratepayers will not be eligible for the automatic waiver.
