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Regulation of Undertakings and Development Budget: Transfer from Economic Development to Chief Minister's Department

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A decision made on 9 August 2011:

Decision Reference:  MD-E-2011-0125

Decision Summary Title:

 

Budget Transfer: Regulation of Undertakings and Developments budget from the Economic Development Department to the Chief Minister’s Department

Date of Decision Summary:

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director, Population Office

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

 

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Written Report

Title:

 

Budget Transfer: Regulation of Undertakings and Developments budget from the Economic Development Department to the Chief Minister’s Department

Date of Written Report:

Written Report Author:

 

Director, Population Office

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Subject: Budget Transfer: Regulation of Undertakings and Developments budget and 6 FTEs from the Economic Development Department to the Chief Minister’s Department with effect from 1 August 2011.

 

Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of the part year budget and 6 FTEs with effect from 1 August 2011 and the full year budget from the Economic Development Department to the Chief Minister’s Department with effect from 2012 including the CSR proposals for 2012 and 2013. (see also MD-C-2011-0098)

Reason(s) for Decision: Article 15(1)(a) 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.

Delegation 1.3 (October 2010) delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between expenditure heads of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.

 

Resource Implications: None other than those identified above

Action required: Ministerial Decision of the Chief Minister, Treasurer’s Delegated Decision

Head of Financial Performance Reporting and Finance Director – Corporate Group to effect transfers

Signature:

 

Senator AJH Maclean

Position:                

 

Minister for Economic Development

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision:

 

Resource Implications: None other than those identified above

 

Action required: Ministerial Decision of the Chief Minister, Treasurer’s Delegated Decision

Head of Financial Performance Reporting and Finance Director – Corporate Group to effect transfers

 

Signature:

 

Senator AJH Maclean

Position:                

 

Minister for Economic Development

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision:

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