Event: Business Ratepayers Consultation event

Norfolk County Council’s annual Business Ratepayers Consultation event will be held onWednesday 13 January 2016, at 5.30pm for 6pm. The event will be held at theHoliday Inn, Ipswich Road, Norwich.

Norfolk Chamber is delighted to be working in partnership with the County Council to deliver the event.

This event provides local business ratepayers with the opportunity to learn more about the following:

• The County Council’s budget planning and prospects for 2016/17 – and to discuss the impact of this on the County’s delivery of key services as well as the impact on the economy.
• The Council’s Re-imagining Norfolk programme – which sets out the strategic plan for change across Norfolk in order to work better and more efficiently
• The Devolution agenda from a national and local perspective – which will begin to play a growing and significant part in how the County will shape its services for many years to come. Central to this is the change in business rate retention with local authorities retaining 100% of business rates collected with effect from 2020, thus replacing the revenue support grant.

Come and join this forum for business and Council leaders to contribute to and shape the debate around the benefits and impact of these issues.

Wendy Thomson, Managing Director, as well as other senior leaders from the County Council will outline its budget planning and prospects for 2016; how it has been supporting business and its plans for next year; as well as information and discussion regarding the proposed localisation of business rates in 2020.

Business Ratepayers Consultation eventDate: Wednesday 13 January 2016, 5.30pm – 7.30pmVenue: Holiday Inn Norwich,Ipswich Road,Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 6EP.Audience: Business leader and CEOs from businesses across Norfolk interested in hearing about the proposed changes to business rates FREE TO ATTEND

Bookings have closed for this event, any enquiries please email [email protected] or call 01603 625977.