Decision details

COVID-19 Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) Remaining Funds (Tranche 2) Defrayment

Decision Maker: Executive Member (Resources)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

Decision:

Recommendations approved.

 

Reasons for the Recommendation(s):

Recent Guidance published by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy in March 2021 now require local authorities to shorten their ARG spend profiles by 9 months from 31 March 2022 to 30 June 2021, in order to obtain the conditional 3rd tranche allocation of this funding.

 

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

Officers have considered other options which would see another round of top-up grants to businesses who have been successful under the existing ARG schemes; however this was rejected by Officers as a round of top-up funding is already due to take place for successful ARG applicants which will be funded from current existing residual ARG funds, as outlined in this report

Publication date: 28/05/2021

Date of decision: 28/05/2021

Effective from: 08/06/2021

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