FOI Request - Business Rates

Request 101003964417

1. The total value of business rates debt written off by the council in last five years.

2. The number of businesses that currently owe business rates and the value of the debt for each business.

Response 17-04-2026

1. 2020/21 - £17,196.56; 2021/22 - £5,848.12; 2022/23 - £667.37; 2023/24 - £136,895.49; 2024/25 - £297,063.42

2.  Not held. Moray Council's Non Domestic Rates system contains properties which are not classed as businesses, even though they are not a person's residence. We are not able to differentiate between actual businesses and these other properties. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.