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Reserve funding for various pressures in 2022

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A decision made on 4 May 2022

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2022-344

Public

Subject: Reserve funding for various pressures in 2022

 

Report Title: Reserve funding for various pressures in 2022

Public

Decision(s):

The Minister for Treasury and Resources decided to approve the allocation of up to £5,205,005 in 2022 from the Reserves to various heads of expenditure, as detailed in the attached report, in order to fund the unforeseen pressures in 2022.

Reason for Decision(s):

Article 15(3) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the approval by the States of a Government Plan authorises the Minister for Treasury and Resources to direct how an approved appropriation for a reserve head of expenditure in the Plan may be spent (including on another head of expenditure) in the first financial year covered by the Plan.  The Investment Appraisal Team of Treasury and Exchequer has reviewed the business cases for the requests set out in the attached report. Following these reviews, the Treasurer, taking into account comments from the Principal Accounting Officer, recommends that the Minister allocates funding from these Reserves.

Resource Implications: The General Reserve (DEL) to decrease by up to £2,223,197, General Reserve (Brexit) to decrease by up to £2,431,808, and the Reserves for Centrally Held Items to decrease by up to £550,000.  The  heads of expenditure for the Health and Community Services Department, the Justice and Home Affairs Department, the Law Officers Department, Treasury and Exchequer and the Infrastructure, Housing and Environment Department to increase by up to £1,961,197, £73,000, £98,916, £262,000 and £2,809,892 respectively.  This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Government Plan 2022-25.

 

Action Required: The Head of Financial Governance to advise the HoFB of the Justice and Home Affairs Department, Treasury and Exchequer, the Health and Community Services Department and the Infrastructure, Housing and Environment Department that this decision has been made.

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Treasury and Resources

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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