Budget transfers within Department for Infrastructure

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A decision made 15 September 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2017-0118
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of budgets between the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) revenue head of expenditure and the Infrastructure and Road Safety Improvements Capital Heads of Expenditure		Date of Decision Summary:	13th September 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Transfer of budgets between the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) revenue head of expenditure and the Infrastructure and Road Safety Improvements Capital Heads of Expenditure		Date of Written Report:	13th September 2017
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The transfer of £1.4 million from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Revenue Head of Expenditure to the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00RL10011) to replenish the budget in the capital head of expenditure to pre-agreed levels. The £1.4 million was carried forward from 2016 revenue underspends as part of the 2016 carryforward process. A separate transfer of £237,900 from the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to be split with £69,900 to the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00RL10011), and £168,000 to the Road Safety Improvements Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00MF15037) in relation to the St Peter’s Valley Path Scheme. The £237,900 was approved to be carried forward from 2016 revenue underspends for use on DfI capital schemes related to infrastructure.
Decision(s): The Minister approved: the transfer of £1.4 million from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Revenue Head of Expenditure to the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00RL10011); and the transfer of £237,900 from the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to be split with £69,900 to the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00RL10011), and £168,000 to the Road Safety Improvements Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00MF15037) in relation to the St Peter’s Valley Path Scheme.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article (18)(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 transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure for any purpose. A decision (MD-T-2017-0069) was signed by the Minister for Infrastructure on 4th September 2017.
Resource Implications: The DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to decrease by £1,637,900; the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure to increase by £1,469,900 and the Road Safety Improvements Capital Head of Expenditure to increase by £168,000.
Action required: The Head of Decision Support to notify the Finance Manager, Department for Infrastructure that the decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Budget transfers within Department for Infrastructure

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Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Transfer of budgets between the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) revenue head of expenditure and the Infrastructure and Road Safety Improvements Capital Heads of Expenditure

Purpose of Report

To consider the request from the Department for Infrastructure for:

• the transfer of £1.4 million from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Revenue Head of Expenditure to the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00RL10011); and

• the transfer of £237,900 from the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to be split with £69,900 to the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00RL10011), and £168,000 to the Road Safety Improvements Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00MF15037) in relation to the St Peter’s Valley Path Scheme.

2. Background

Due to existing funding pressures within the Department for Infrastructure, and the wider States of Jersey, the Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure has been operating on a reduced budget allocation for a number of years. In 2016 the Department was underspent within its Revenue Head of Expenditure and requested to carry some of this underspend forward and transfer it to the Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure.

The 2016 carryforwards of £1.4 million and £237,900 were approved and the amounts were transferred into the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure. This decision transfers these budgets to the correct Capital Heads of Expenditure.

3. Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve:

the transfer of £1.4 million from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Revenue Head of Expenditure to the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00RL10011); and
the transfer of £237,900 from the DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to be split with £69,900 to the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00RL10011), and £168,000 to the Road Safety Improvements Capital Head of Expenditure (Q00MF15037) in relation to the St Peter’s Valley Path Scheme.

4. Reason for Decision

Article (18)(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 transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure for any purpose.

A decision (MD-T-2017-0069) was signed by the Minister for Infrastructure on 4th September 2017.

5. Resource Implications

The DfI Revenue Head of Expenditure to decrease by £1,637,900; the DfI Infrastructure Capital Head of Expenditure to increase by £1,469,900 and the Road Safety Improvements Capital Head of Expenditure to increase by £168,000.

Report author : Head of Decision Support	Document date: 13th September 2017
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