Budget Transfer: Scrapyard Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure

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A decision made on 11 September 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2017-0081
Decision Summary Title :	Use of Additional Inert Waste Tipping Income and Transfer of Budget from the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to the Scrapyard Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure		Date of Decision Summary:	5 September 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Use of Additional Inert Waste Tipping Income and Transfer of Budget from the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to the Scrapyard Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure		Date of Written Report:	5 September 2017
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The application to the Treasurer of the States to use additional inert waste tipping income to fund the works required to construct a new scrapyard at La Collette and the transfer of up to £700,000 from the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to the Scrap Yard Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00MF14035).
Decision(s): The Minister for Infrastructure agreed to request the Treasurer of the States to approve the following: The use of up to £700,000 additional inert waste tipping income to fund the works required to construct a new scrapyard at La Collette. The increase in the DfI income budget of up to £700,000 and an identical increase to the DfI expenditure budget (both within the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure). The transfer of up to £700,000 from the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to the Scrap Yard Infrastructure capital head of expenditure (Q00MF14035).
Reason(s) for Decision: Paragraph 5.13 of Financial Direction 3.6 stipulates that the use of surplus income of over £100,000 of the estimated income notified to the States for that particular service area and of a non-contentious nature has been delegated to the Treasurer of the States Article (18)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure for any purpose. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
Resource Implications: The DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to show an additional income budget of up to £700,000 and an additional expenditure budget to match. This expenditure will subsequently be transferred to the Scrap Yard Infrastructure capital head of expenditure (Q00MF14035).
Action required: The Finance Director to request the Treasurer of the States to approve the use of additional income, and to approve the transfer from revenue to capital in order to fund the Scrap Yard Infrastructure works.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):