Recommendation
That the proposal to support businesses most impacted by the government’s four-week extended lockdown restrictions (from 21st June – 19th July 2021), as outlined in Section 5 of this report, are approved.
Reasons for Decision
The proposal outlined in section 5 of this report seeks to provide crucial support to those business groups who are considered to be most impacted within the borough by the four-week extension to lockdown restrictions for the period between 21st June – 19th July 2021. This is in line with the government’s request that local authorities support these businesses within the third tranche of funding that they have been allocated.