Jersey Car Parking: 2017 increases to fees and charges

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A decision made on 16 January 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2017-0004
Decision Summary Title:	Jersey Car Parking 2017 Increases to Fees and Charges		Date of Decision Summary:	11 January 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Jersey Car Parking 2017 Increases to Fees and Charges		Date of Written Report:	11 January 2017
Written Report Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Car Parking – 2017 Increases to Fees and Charges
Decision(s): The Minister approved the increases to Jersey Car Parking fees and charges for 2017 as set out in the attached report.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable Jersey Car Parking to increase its fees and charges in 2017 by 2%, rather than by the September RPI(Y) figure as highlighted in the original report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequently updated by BDO Alto Limited, to allow Jersey Car Parking to maintain the standard of car parks over a 25 year period.
Resource Implications: The additional income as a result of the 2017 increases to departmental fees and charges are identified as per the 2016 – 2019 Medium Term Financial Plan. Cost of advertising increases to fees and charges in the Jersey Evening Post.
Action required: The Transport Director to advertise the fees and charges for 2017 and to request the Law Draftsman to make the necessary changes to the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places – Charges) (Jersey) Order 2010.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: