Businesses and non-profit making organisations in and around Lichfield are being encouraged to check their business rates (NNDR) bills to ensure they are claiming all the relief they are entitled to.
Lichfield District Council is working to raise the profile of business rate reliefs with a dedicated section on its website – available here – and the offer of help for anyone with queries.
There are various types of business rates relief available to support different types of businesses and organisations.
These include small business rate relief, which helps small businesses with lower rateable values to reduce or eliminate their rates bill, retail, hospitality, and leisure relief, which provides significant reductions to eligible properties in those sectors, and non-profit making organisations discretionary relief, which supports charities and voluntary groups that contribute positively to the community.
Councillor Rob Strachan, Cabinet Member for Finance and Commissioning, commented: “With various reliefs available, it is essential that eligible organisations do not miss out on valuable support. We recognise the importance of businesses to the local economy and understand the challenges they face. We also acknowledge the vital contribution of voluntary, charitable, and non-profit making organisations to the district, which may also be subject to business rates.”
Councillor Richard Holland, Cabinet Member for High Streets & Economic Development, added: “I’ve worked recently to help a number of local businesses make sure they claim the reliefs they are entitled to, and I’m keen to raise the profile of business rate reliefs to help as many businesses as possible.”
Anyone with questions about business rates can email revenues@lichfielddc.gov.uk
