Purpose

To approve diverting residual ARG Funding from the ARG Growth Fund to support businesses affected by “Plan B” Restrictions and the Omicron variant and to approve the amended ARG top-up Grant Policy.

Decision

1)   
To approve that residual ARG Funding of
approximately £150,000 is diverted from the ARG Growth Fund to support
businesses affected by “Plan B” Restrictions and Omicron variant. Additional
Government funds (yet to be allocated to councils) will be added to the ARG
funds to be included in the support package available.

2)    To
approve the amended ARG top-up Grant Policy.