Budget transfer: Liquid Waste Strategy

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A decision made 5 February 2018:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2018-0010
Decision Summary Title :	Transfer of budgets between the Infrastructure and Liquid Waste Strategy capital heads of expenditure		Date of Decision Summary:	30 January 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Transfer of budgets between the Infrastructure and Liquid Waste Strategy capital heads of expenditure		Date of Written Report:	30 January 2018
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The transfer of £7,000,000 budget in 2018 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 £7,000,000 in 2018 between the DfI capital heads of expenditure for Infrastructure (Q00RL10011) and the Liquid Waste Strategy (Q00BT14022).
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(c) 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. Finance Direction No.3.6 ‘Variations to Heads of Expenditure’ sets out the procedures for transfers between heads of expenditure. Paragraph 5.1 requires departments wanting to transfer funds between heads of expenditure to obtain the approval of the Minister responsible for their administration and Paragraph 5.3 states that, in all other instances, the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources must be obtained. The new Liquid Waste Strategy has been funded from a number of different sources including an annual contribution from the Infrastructure capital head of expenditure since 2014.
Resource Implications: The Infrastructure capital head of expenditure (Q00RL10011) to decrease by £7,000,000 and the Liquid Waste Strategy capital head of expenditure (Q00BT14022) to increase by £7,000,000.
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):