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Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR): Transfer of Savings to Provision for Restructing Costs

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A decision made 17 April 2014:

Decision Reference:  MD-T-2014-0037

Decision Summary Title:

Realignment of all States departmental budgets to reflect the final portion of  procurement savings as part of the CSR programme

Date of Decision Summary:

28 March 2014

Decision Summary Author:

Treasurer of the States

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Realignment of all States departmental budgets to reflect the final portion of  procurement savings as part of the CSR programme

Date of Written Report:

28 March 2014

Written Report Author:

Finance Manager

 

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  The recurring realignment of Transport & Technical Services departmental budget to fund savings identified for CSR purposes.

Decision(s):  The Minister approved the recurring realignment of the Transport & Technical Services departmental budget from 2014 being the final portion of the £6.5m CSR programme and for these savings to be returned to the Provision for Restructuring Costs.

Reason(s) for Decision:  In 2011 Corporate Procurement began its transformation programme with cross departmental procurement projects targeted to deliver the £6.5m CSR Savings. Phase 1 of the programme resulted in £3,054,447 removed from departmental budgets in 2013. The outstanding amount of £3,445,553 will be removed from departmental budgets from 2014.

 

Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 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 purpose of another head of expenditure.

Resource Implications: To transfer net savings of £91,579 from the Transport & Technical Services departmental budget to the Provision for Restructuring Costs.    

Action required:   Finance Director to notify the Director of Accounting Services that this decision has been approved and for the £91,579 identified above of the Transport & Technical Services departmental budget to be transferred to the Provision for Restructuring Costs as set out above.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

                 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision:

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