Capital Infrastructure Rolling Vote: Re-allocation of Funds to Various Projects

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A decision made 17 February 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2012-0017
Decision Summary Title :	Reallocation of the TTS Capital Infrastructure Rolling Vote (Q00RL 10011) to one off major infrastructure projects		Date of Decision Summary:	09 February 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Capital 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:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Reallocation of the TTS Capital Infrastructure Rolling Vote (Q00RL 10011) to one off major infrastructure projects		Date of Written Report:	09 February 2012
Written Report Author:	Capital Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Capital transfers totalling £3,700,000 from the Infrastructure Rolling Vote (Q00RL10011) to the Phillips Street Shaft Capital Vote (£2,000,000), to the Ash Cell Capital Vote (£1,600,000) and to the Asset Replacement Capital Vote (£100,000).
Decision(s): The Minister for Transport and Technical Services approved the following: The transfer of £2,000,000 from the Infrastructure Rolling Vote to the head of expenditure for Phillips Street Shaft (Q00BP12010). The transfer of £1,600,000 from the Infrastructure Rolling Vote to the head of expenditure for Ash Waste Storage Cells (Q00DD11003). The transfer of £100,000 from the Infrastructure Rolling Vote to the head of expenditure for the Replacement Assets (Q00MC10012).
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the completion of the Phillips Street Shaft Project, to correctly account for Ash Waste Storage Cells under the JFReM, and to increase the amount of assets TTS replace in 2012.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Finance Director to seek approval from the Minister for Treasury and Resources and then to action the budget transfers in conjunction with the Head of Financial Performance Reporting.
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Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):