Cattle Exports and Trade in Bovine Embryos: Funding Request from Economic Development Department

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A decision made 28 April 2014:

Decision reference: MD-TR-2014-0036
Decision Summary Title:	Central Contingency funding for financial Support for cattle exports and trade in bovine embryos		Date of Decision Summary:	24 April 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:		N/A
Written Report Title:	Central Contingency funding for financial Support for cattle exports and trade in bovine embryos		Date of Written Report:		24 April 2014
Written Report Author:	Business Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?		Public
Subject: Contingency funding allocation from Central Contingency (One-Off) to the Economic Development Department (EDD) for Financial Support for cattle exports and trade in bovine embryos.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a budget transfer from Central Contingency (one-off) to the EDD revenue head of expenditure of £267,030 in 2014 and £71,515 in 2015 for Financial Support for cattle exports and trade in bovine embryos.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources (T&R) is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. The Council of Ministers agreed this proposal and requested the Minister for Treasury and Resources to provide the allocation from Contingency.
Resource Implications: The EDD revenue head of expenditure will increase by £267,030 in 2014 and £71,515 in 2015 with Central Contingency (one-off) decreasing by an identical amount in the corresponding years. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2014 and 2015. Funding for 2016 onwards will be considered in the next MTFP period 2016 to 2019.
Action required: Business Manager to inform the Head of Financial Planning, the Financial Performance Reporting Manager and the Finance Director, EDD that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: