division_name: Local Government Finance Bill &#8212; <i>Third Reading</i>
motion: <p class="italic" pid="a.23.0/1" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Amendment 2</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.23.0/2" pwmotiontext="unrecognized"> Moved by Lord Tope</p>
  
  <p pid="a.23.0/3" pwmotiontext="unrecognized"><b>2:</b> Before Clause 9, insert the following new Clause-</p>
  
  <p pid="a.23.0/4" pwmotiontext="quot">"Power to make grants discretionary</p>
  
  <p pid="a.23.0/5" pwmotiontext="lines">(1) Section 11 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (discounts) is amended as follows.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.23.0/6" pwmotiontext="lines">(2) After subsection (5) insert-</p>
  
  <p pid="a.23.0/7" pwmotiontext="quot">"(6) Notwithstanding subsection (3) above, the billing authority shall have discretion to set the appropriate percentage at a rate between 20 and 25 per cent.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.23.0/8" pwmotiontext="lines">(7) In subsection (6) above, the discretion to set the appropriate percentage at a rate other than 25 per cent shall not be exercisable for pensioners.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.23.0/9" pwmotiontext="lines">(8) In subsection (7) above "pensioner" means a person who has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit.""</p>