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