Budget Transfer from Treasury and Resources: 2014 Capital Budget for Fiscal Stimulus and Parish Projects

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A decision made 28 February 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2014-0015
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of Capital Budget from T&R to TTS for fiscal stimulus and Parish projects		Date of Decision Summary:	25 February 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Transport		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of Capital Budget from T&R to TTS for fiscal stimulus and Parish projects		Date of Written Report:	25 February 2014
Written Report Author:	Director of Transport		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt 3.2.1(a)(x)
Subject: Transfer of 2014 capital budget for Fiscal Stimulus and Parish Projects from Treasury and Resources (T&R) to Transport and Technical Services (TTS).
Decision(s): The Minister approved a capital budget transfer in 2014 of £1,252,000 from T&R capital head of expenditure to TTS capital head of expenditure for fiscal stimulus and Parish projects schemes.
Reason(s) for Decision: To allow TTS to proceed with planned road safety and parish village improvement schemes to provide fiscal stimulus, namely: Public realm and pedestrian crossing safety improvements in St Helier, specifically improvements to Bath Street adjacent to the Town Park and West Centre; Accelerate the delivery programme for village improvement schemes; Road safety improvements at Grouville School.
Resource Implications: The T&R capital head of expenditure to decrease by £1,252,000 with the TTS capital head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount in 2014. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the 2014 Budget Statement.
Action required: In accordance with Financial Direction 3.6 ‘Variations to Heads of Expenditure’ the Minister for TTS to seek approval from the Minister for T&R for this budget transfer. The Finance Director for TTS will then action the budget transfer in conjunction with the Finance Manager for Jersey Property Holdings.
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