Fiscal Stimulus Budget Allocation to Jersey Property Holdings for Jersey Opera House Project

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A decision made on 8 March 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0021
Decision Summary Title:	Fiscal Stimulus Budget Allocation – Jersey Property Holdings for works to the Jersey Opera House building		Date of Decision Summary:	4 March, 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Treasurer of the States		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Fiscal Stimulus funding for works to the Jersey Opera House building		Date of Written Report:	4 March, 2011
Written Report Author:	Fiscal Stimulus Programme Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Fiscal Stimulus Plan: budget allocation to Jersey Property Holdings for the delivery of works at the Jersey Opera House.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the allocation of £921,493 from the Consolidated Fund to Jersey Property Holdings for the Jersey Opera House project. The Minister agreed to accept the commitment from the Chairman of the Jersey Opera House that this project will create three additional office spaces at the Jersey Opera House to be used at the discretion of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture. The Minister agreed to accept the commitment from the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture to utilise three newly created office spaces at Jersey Opera House for ESC staff or staff employed by an organisation supported by ESC. The Minister further instructed ESC to supply a full Property Rationalisation Report to the Minister every 6 months for the next 18 months (three reports). The Minister further instructed the Construction and Maintenance project group to report on spend of all stimulus monies, and project progress/performance, on a monthly basis in accordance with guidelines set by the Treasury.
Reason(s) for Decision: A discretionary fiscal stimulus allocation from the Stabilisation Fund of £44m has already been approved. This allocation of £921,493 to Jersey Property Holdings will allow the Jersey Opera House project to progress along the critical path benefiting local business and individuals. Article 15(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 used for the purposes of another head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: This project will create three additional office spaces at the Jersey Opera House to be used at the discretion of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture. The Fiscal Stimulus allocation has previously been approved by the States therefore there is no additional approved expenditure as a result of this decision.
Action required: The Fiscal Stimulus Programme Manager to inform Jersey Property Holdings and the Head of Financial Performance Reporting that this Decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: