2009 budget transfer between capital and revenue heads of expenditure for Ancient Monuments, Bridges, Traffic Signal Replacement and Traffic Street Lighting.

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A decision made (26/06/2009) regarding: 2009 budget transfer between capital and revenue heads of expenditure for Ancient Monuments, Bridges, Traffic Signal - Replacement and Traffic - Street Lighting.

Decision Reference: MD-T-2009-0067
Decision Summary Title :	Budget Transfer for Ancient Monuments, Bridges, Traffic Signal Replacement & Traffic Street Lighting		Date of Decision Summary:	18th June 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Budget Transfer for Ancient Monuments, Bridges, Traffic Signal Replacement & Traffic Street Lighting		Date of Written Report:	18th June 2009
Written Report Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: 2009 budget transfer between capital and revenue heads of expenditure for Ancient Monuments, Bridges, Traffic Signal - Replacement and Traffic - Street Lighting.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a budget transfer between capital and revenue heads of expenditure for Ancient Monuments (£137,535), Bridges (£40,000), Traffic Signal Replacement (£11,700) and Traffic Street Lighting (£24,000).
Reason(s) for Decision: Ministerial Decision “2009 Budget Transfers between Capital and Revenue heads of Expenditure (MD-T-2009-0024)” approved the transfer between revenue and capital heads of expenditure as a result of moving towards Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The transfer included a reassignment of budget for Ancient Monuments, Bridges, Traffic Signal - Replacement and Traffic - Street Lighting from revenue to a capital head of expenditure. Following classification in terms of RAB the budgets have been re-categorised as revenue to allow the department to carry out operational activities in relation to revenue with the appropriate budget.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications other than the transfer of budget between capital and revenue.
Action required: The Acting Finance Director to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve the virement between capital and revenue as referred to in this report. Once approval obtained, the Finance Director to action budget transfers.
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Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):