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Budget transfer from Department of the Environment to Department for Infrastructure: Planning Obligation Agreements 2017 - 2019

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A decision made 17 July 2017:

Decision Reference:  MD-PE-2017-0057

Decision Summary Title :

The increase of budget and subsequent transfer between Department of the Environment Revenue Head of Expenditure and Department for Infrastructure Revenue Head of Expenditure 2017-2019

Date of Decision Summary:

29 June 2017

Decision Summary Author:

 

Finance Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

The increase of budget and subsequent transfer between Department of the Environment Revenue Head of Expenditure and Department for Infrastructure Revenue Head of Expenditure 2017-2019

Date of Written Report:

29 June 2017

Written Report Author:

Finance Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

The transfer of up to £570,004.24 from the Department of the Environment (DoE) Revenue Head of Expenditure to the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Revenue Head of Expenditure for work completed by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) to fulfil the requirement of various Planning Obligation Agreements during the current MTFP 2017-19.

Decision(s):

The Minister for Department of the Environment agreed to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources approve the transfer of up to £570,004.24 from the Department of the Environment (DoE) Revenue Head of Expenditure to the Department for Infrastructure (DFI) Revenue Head of Expenditure during the current MTFP 2017-19.

Reason(s) for Decision:

Article 18(1)(a) 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 a capital head of expenditure to a revenue head of expenditure, or vice versa, in order to comply with generally accepted accounting principles or an Order made under Article 32.

 

Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure with no financial limit where the transfer is solely to ensure that financial transactions are accurately reflected in the States’ Accounts in accordance with GAAP or an Order made under Article 32 of the Law.

 

Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) expenditure that meets the definition of capital expenditure must be capitalised. This budget transfer is the movement in budget between capital and revenue required to align the budgeting treatment of expenditure with the accounting treatment, in order to comply with GAAP.

Resource Implications:

The Department of the Environment (DoE) revenue head of expenditure will show additional income budget of up to £570,004.24 and an additional expenditure budget of up to £570,004.24 during the current MTFP 2017-19. This expenditure budget will subsequently be transferred to the Department for Infrastructure (DFI) Revenue Head of Expenditure.

Action required:

The Finance Director to request the Treasurer of the States to approve the budget creation and subsequent transfers from Department of the Environment (DoE) Revenue Head of Expenditure to Department for Infrastructure (DFI) Revenue Head of Expenditure as referred to in the accompanying report.

Signature:

 

 

 

Position:

 

 

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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