To approve:
(a) the Council’s scheme of discretionary discounts to deliver relief to council tax payers in the Borough of Gedling as detailed in the report at paragraph 2.1 and devised in accordance with the Council Tax, Covid-19 Hardship Fund 2020/21 guidance issued by the Government;
(b) The establishment, by virement, of a Council Tax Discretionary Hardship Fund budget of £873,000 to be funded by Government Grant;
(c) The delegation to the Director responsible for Revenues and Welfare Support Services the authority to determine applications for discretionary reduction in council tax under section 13A(1)(c) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in relation to the Council Tax, Covid-19 Hardship Fund discretionary discount scheme in the Borough of Gedling in line with the scheme outlined in this report; and
(d) That the scheme be reviewed on a monthly basis and an update on the progress be provided for consideration by the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council