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Budget transfer from Department for Infrastructure to Central Central Contingencies and Treasury and Resources: States Properties - Parish Rates

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A decision made 24 November 2017:

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2017-0143

Decision Summary Title:

Non-recurring transfer in 2017 from the Department for Infrastructure to Central Contingency for funding to the Parishes by way of ex-gratia payments

Date of Decision Summary:

20th November 2017

Decision Summary Author:

Head of Decision Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title:

Head of Decision Support

Date of Written Report:

20th November 2017

Written Report Author:

Transfer from the Department for Infrastructure to Central Contingency for funding to the Parishes by way of ex-gratia payments

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

 Request for a non-recurring transfer of £900,000 from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) revenue head of expenditure to Central Contingency and the subsequent transfer of £899,960.48 from Central Contingency to the Treasury and Resources (T&R) revenue head of expenditure for funding to the Parishes by the way of ex-gratia payments.

Decision(s):

In accordance with the States decision in respect of P.81/2017 the Minister approved a non-recurring transfer of £900,000 from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) revenue head of expenditure to Central Contingency and the subsequent transfer of £899,960.48 from Central Contingency to the Treasury and Resources (T&R) revenue head of expenditure for funding to the Parishes by the way of ex-gratia payments.

Reason(s) for Decision:

Article 18(1A) 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 the head of expenditure to contingency expenditure, within or after the end of the relevant financial year.

 

Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.

 

P.81/2017, States of Jersey Budget 2017: allocation to the Parishes of funds set aside for the payment of rates on States’ properties, was debated by the States Assembly on 31st October 2017 and adopted.

Resource Implications:

DfI revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £900,000 and Central Contingency to increase by an identical amount.

Central Contingency to decrease by £899,960.48 and the T&R revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount.

Action required:

Head of Decision Support to advise the Head of Financial Planning and Performance once this decision has been approved.  

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: Senator A J H Maclean,

Minister for Treasury and Resources

                

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

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