Ofcom additional income added to Economic Development Department's 2015 budget

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A decision made 4 January 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2015-0139
Decision Summary Title:	EDD use of additional Ofcom Windfall income		Date of Decision Summary:	29th December 2015
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:	EDD use of additional Ofcom Windfall income		Date of Written Report:	29th December 2015
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Add the additional Ofcom income to the approved revenue expenditure and recognise as income for 2015 in the Economic Development Department.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the unanticipated income of £237,307 from Ofcom to be added to the approved revenue expenditure and recognised as income for 2015 in the Economic Development Department.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 19(1) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 2005 states that If, during a financial year, the Minister is satisfied that the income of a States funded body which has a revenue head of expenditure for the year is likely to exceed its estimated income taken into account in approving that head of expenditure (a) the Minister may authorize the body to withdraw from the consolidated fund during that year an amount not exceeding the likely excess of income; or (b) the Minister may, either within or after the end of the financial year, with the agreement of the person responsible for the States funded body, transfer all or part of the excess income to contingency expenditure.
Resource Implications: The Economic Development Department revenue head of expenditure will show an additional income budget of £237,307 and an additional expenditure budget of £237,307.
Action required: The Head of Decision Support to inform the Senior Management Accountant, Economic Development Department that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: