Budget Transfer: 2016 Central Market Surplus to Public Markets Maintenance Capital Head of Expenditure

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A decision made 16 January 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2017-0007
Decision Summary Title:	Budget Transfer - Central Market Surplus 2016		Date of Decision Summary:	12 January 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:	Budget Transfer - Central Market Surplus 2016		Date of Written Report:	12 January 2017
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of 2016 Central Market budget surplus to the Public Markets Maintenance Capital Head of Expenditure.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of £67,174 from the Department for Infrastructure Revenue Head of Expenditure to the Public Markets Maintenance Capital Head of Expenditure (F0000C2668) in 2016.
Reason(s) for Decision: The budget transfer is required to fund improvement works to the Central and Fish Markets and is in accordance with the long-standing agreement of the former Finance and Economics Committee (Act B7, 18/6/2003 refers).
Resource Implications: The Department for Infrastructure Revenue Head of Expenditure to decrease by £67,174 and the Public Markets Maintenance Capital Head of Expenditure (F0000C2668) to increase by £67,174 in 2016.
Action required: The Department for Infrastructure Finance Manager to let Treasury and Resources Business Support team know that the decision has been signed.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):