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Covid-19: Business Support - Update

Meeting: 24/06/2020 - Policy & Resources (Recovery) Sub-Committee (Item 14)

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Report of the Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Culture.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

(1)             That the work being undertaken to deliver business rates relief and business grants to local businesses be noted;

 

(2)             That the work being undertaken to deliver discretionary business grants to local businesses be noted; and

 

(3)             That the city council continue to press the government for any unspent grant money left in the small business grant fund to be reallocated to the discretionary grant fund so it can be targeted at protecting the city’s economy.

Minutes:

14.1         The Assistant Director Development & Regeneration introduced the report which provided an update on the programme of work being undertaken by the Economy and Events Cell in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. He also noted that the report set out the latest position with regards to the issuing of small business grants and retail, leisure and hospitality grants.

 

14.2         The Committee welcomed the report and noted that a number of smaller grants in the main had been awarded to self-employed and freelance workers.

 

14.3         RESOLVED:

 

(1)         That the work being undertaken to deliver business rates relief and business grants to local businesses be noted;

 

(2)         That the work being undertaken to deliver discretionary business grants to local businesses be noted; and

 

(3)         That the city council continue to press the government for any unspent grant money left in the small business grant fund to be reallocated to the discretionary grant fund, so it can be targeted at protecting the city’s economy.


 


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