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That the unpaid Business Rates debt identified in Appendix A to the report of the Director of Mid Kent Services be agreed.

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Mid Kent Services which related to the irrecoverable business rates where the Council had exhausted all options to collect the debt and had no prospect of recovery.

In response to comments from Members, the Director of Mid Kent Services advised that:-

·  Every effort was made to contact the debtor.

·  That the Director would circulate to the Committee the aggregate amount for the write offs and would include those in future reports.

·  Some of the debtors entered into arrangements at first and then defaulted, hence why some debts were over several years.

·  Even if a Company was dissolved, a business could be set up again with the same/similar name.  The Council could report this to the insolvency service but there is no guarantee any action would be taken.

RESOLVED:  That the unpaid Business Rates debt identified in Appendix A to the report of the Director of Mid Kent Services be agreed.

Voting:  For:  15  Against:  0  Abstentions:  0