Budget transfer from Infrastructure Capital to Liquid Waste Strategy

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A decision made 17 May 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2016-0045
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of budgets between the Infrastructure and Liquid Waste Strategy capital heads of expenditure		Date of Decision Summary:	12 May 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Transfer of budgets between the Infrastructure and Liquid Waste Strategy capital heads of expenditure		Date of Written Report:	12 May 2016
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The transfer of £4,500,000 budget in 2016 from the Infrastructure Capital head of expenditure (Q00RL10011) to the Liquid Waste Strategy head of expenditure (Q00BT14022).
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of budgets in 2016 between the DfI capital heads of expenditure for Infrastructure (Q00RL10011) and the Liquid Waste Strategy (Q00BT14022).
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18 of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 (the Law) and Finance Direction No.3.6 ‘Variations to Heads of Expenditure’ (the FD) set out the procedures for transfers between heads of expenditure. Paragraph 5.1 of the FD and Article 18(2) (c) of the Law require departments wanting to transfer funds between heads of expenditure to obtain the approval of the Minister responsible for their administration. Article 18(1) (c) of the Law requires the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for any budget transfers between heads of expenditure. Paragraph 5.2 of the FD delegates non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States. Paragraph 5.3 of the FD states that, in all other instances, the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources must be obtained. The construction of a new Sewage Treatment Works (STW) at Bellozanne is required to replace the existing plant which was built in the 1950s. Anticipated costs have been reduced from £75m to £53.594m by the deletion or reduction of certain elements of the Accommodation and Enabling Works and STW Development Phase, and their associated contingencies. In order to make up the £17m difference between the current level of funding of £36.594m and the revised estimated cost of £53.594m, the Medium Term Financial Plan 2016-2019 is proposing that the Department for Infrastructure Rolling Infrastructure Vote be used.
Resource Implications: The Infrastructure capital head of expenditure (Q00RL10011) 2016 allocation will decrease by £4,500,000 to £3,873,000, and the Liquid Waste Strategy capital head of expenditure (Q00BT14022) will increase by £4,500,000 to £41,165,979.
Action required: The Finance Director to request the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for these budget transfers.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):