FOI Request - Non Payment of Non Domestic Rates

Request 101003686816

1. Since 2016, how much money has been unpaid for non-domestic (business) rates?

2. Breakdown of how much each year and what action was carried out.

Response 13-01-2025

1. Since 2016, Moray Council has outstanding Non Domestic Rates debt of £3,811,729. This does not include any amount for the 2024/25 financial year, as there are still instalments available.

2.
2016/17 - £291,196
2017/18 - £285,706
2018/19 - £241,521
2019/20 - £433,237
2020/21 - £467,974
2021/22 - £497,631
2022/23 - £704,219
2023/24 - £890,245

Moray Council has made use of all recovery and enforcement measures available to the local authority, within existing Non Domestic Rates legislation.