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Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR): Budget Transfer: Restructuring Provision: Jersey Business - Integration of Jersey Business Venture with Jersey Enterprise

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A decision made 15 June 2012:

Decision Reference:  MD-E-2012- 0070

Decision Summary Title:

Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) – Transfer of £205,000 of restructuring provision to the Economic Development Department

Date of Decision Summary:

12 June 2012

Decision Summary Author:

Strategic Policy Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Restructure Bid for Jersey Business – Integration of Jersey Business Venture with Jersey Enterprise

Date of Written Report:

12 June 2012

Written Report Author:

Strategic Policy Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  

Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) – Transfer of £205,000 of restructuring provision to the Economic Development Department.

 

Decision(s):  

The Minister approved a non-recurring budget transfer in 2012 of £205,000 from the Treasury and Resources (T&R) Restructuring Provision to the Economic Development Department. This decision is associated with the Treasury and Resources decision MD-T-2012-0052.

 

Reason(s) for Decision: 

The States recognised the need to invest funds to achieve savings as significant as £65 million over 3 years when it approved a Restructuring Provision of £6 million and £10 million in the 2011 and 2012 budgets respectively and the draft Medium Term Financial Plan has initially earmarked £8.1 million in the 2013 Budget. This current request for a total of £678,300 over the next 2 years for five projects in four departments, which is supported by the Council of Ministers, will ensure CSR projects are progressed and achieved.

 

Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 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:  

The T&R revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £205,000 in 2012 and the Economic Development Department to increase by an identical amount.  This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States.

Action required:

Head of Decision Support to advise Finance Director – Corporate Group and Director – Financial Planning and Performance to notify the T&R Head of Financial Management, Accounting and Reporting that this decision has been approved.

Signature:

 

 

Senator AJH Maclean

Position: Minister for Economic Development

 

 

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

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