Voluntary Redundancies: 2011 Unanticipated Departmental Savings: Budget transfers to Treasury and Resources

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A decision made 21 June 2011 regarding:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0071
Decision Summary Title:	Budget Transfers for the return of 2011 Voluntary Redundancy (VR) Unanticipated Departmental Savings to the Treasury and Resources Department		Date of Decision Summary:	19th June 2011
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:	Budget Transfers for the return of 2011 Voluntary Redundancy (VR) Unanticipated Departmental Savings to the Treasury and Resources Department		Date of Written Report:	19th June 2011
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Budget transfers for the return of 2011 Voluntary Redundancy (VR) unanticipated departmental savings to the Treasury and Resources Department (T&R).
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of £1,374,003 from the following departments’ revenue heads of expenditure to the Treasury and Resources contingency head of expenditure as detailed below: Chief Minister’s £59,426 Judicial Greffe £78,588 Education, Sport and Culture £194,521 Treasury and Resources £268,030 Environment £223,947 Home Affairs £55,234 Health and Social Services £28,848 Housing £220,990 Transport and Technical Services £244,419 £1,374,003
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 15(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 permits the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve that a head of expenditure may be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: There will be no increase to total approved States net revenue expenditure as a result of this decision. Revenue heads of expenditure for a number of departments will reduce by the amounts shown in the decision. The T&R contingency head of expenditure will increase by £1,374,003.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to inform the Head of Financial Performance Reporting and Departmental Finance Directors that the transfers have been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: