The Cabinet considered the report of the Interim Director of Finance reporting that the Local Government Finance Act 1992 allows local authorities to grant local council tax discounts under special circumstances relating to local need. 

Councillor .P.Davies, Cabinet Member for Finance introduced the report which indicated that in previous years the Wirral Women and Children's Aid Refuge and adjoining flats had been granted a local discount and the report requested member consideration to again allow this discount to be applied for their Council Tax liability in 2013/14.

RESOLVED: 

That in respect of Local Discounts as prescribed under Section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for 2013/14, in relation to the Wirral Women’s & Children’s Aid, the Refuge be awarded a discount of 50% and the Flat’s Discount of 75%