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Government Plan: Assessments of Planned Efficiency Savings: Amendment of the Chief Minister

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A decision made on 17 September 2019

Decision Reference: MD-C-2019-0120

Decision Summary Title:

Inclusion of efficiencies in Government Plans from 2021 amendment to P.88/2019 Government Plan: Assessments of planned efficiency savings

Date of Decision Summary:

17th September

Decision Summary Author:

Administration and Research Officer

Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:               Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving                 Oral Report:

NA

Written Report

Title:

Inclusion of efficiencies in Government Plans from 2021 – amendment to P.88/2019 – Government Plan: Assessments of planned efficiency savings

Date of Written Report:

17th September

Written Report Author:

Head of Ministerial Support

Written Report:  Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Inclusion of efficiencies in Government Plans from 2021 – amendment to P.88/2019 – Government Plan: Assessments of planned efficiency savings

Decision(s): To bring forward an amendment to proposition P.88/2019 to the States Assembly to include detailed efficiencies proposals each year, as part of the Government Plan proposition.

Reason(s) for Decision: The Council of Ministers is committed to providing the Assembly with a clear understanding of any efficiencies included as part of financial proposals contained within the draft Government Plan. 

For the Government Plan lodged this year, the first Government Plan, these details will be published in October, 2019. However, for the Government Plan to be lodged next year, the expectation is that efficiencies will be detailed within the Government Plan itself at the time of lodging.

 

Therefore, the Council of Ministers desire that detailed proposals for any efficiencies will be included within the lodged Government Plan from 2021 onwards, and not as a separate debate.

Resource Implications: There are no direct financial or manpower implications from the report.

Action required: The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the attached Amendment to be lodged 'au Greffe' for consideration by the States Assembly when it debates P.88/2019.

Signature:

 

Position: Chief Minister

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

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