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Written question asked by Julian Knight (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 2 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 June 2023. It was answered by Lee Rowley (Conservative) on Monday, 12 June 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


Business Rates: Solihull

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was given to Solihull Council for the Expanded Retail Discount Grant in the 2022-23 financial year.

Answer

Solihull Council was given £3,685,053 in 2020-21, £3,680,785 in 2021-22, and £3,616,527 in 2022-23 to fund changes in threshold and the doubling of small business rates relief. It was also given £12,607,702 to fund Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief in the financial year 2022-23. The figure was paid on the basis of the Local Authority forecast cost of the discount and will be reconciled with actual spend in Autumn 2023.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
187456
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance Business rates Solihull
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk