The Public and Third Sector Law Reports
[2023] PTSR 2128
Competition Appeal Tribunal
The Durham Company Ltd (trading as Max Recycle)
v
Durham County Council
[2023] CAT 50
2023 July 3, 4; 27
Sir Marcus Smith (President), David Ulph, Lord Young KC
Competition— Public authority— Subsidy— Council having statutory duty to collect household waste free of charge but obliged to charge for collection of commercial waste— Council’s use of same staff and vehicles for both household and commercial waste allowing council to charge businesses less than if commercial waste collected separately— Whether provision of service below market cost constituting “subsidy”— Whether council’s annual decision as to charges payable by businesses constituting “subsidy decision” amenable to review—
Subsidy Control Act 2022 (c 23), ss 2(1), 70(1)
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