Southern Cycle Track and Eastern Cycle Network: Budget transfers

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A decision made 14 October 2011 regarding:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0103
Decision Summary Title :	Southern Cycle Track and Eastern Cycle Network – Transfers Between Different Heads of Expenditure		Date of Decision Summary:	07 October 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Capital Accountant		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Southern Cycle Track and Eastern Cycle Network – Transfers Between Different Heads of Expenditure		Date of Written Report:	07 October 2011
Written Report Author:	Capital Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Southern Cycle Track Approval for use of additional income of £100,000 in 2011 and an Iinternal budget transfer from revenue to capital heads of expenditure ~~amounting to £~~10~~0,000~~of that amount for the completion of the sSouthern cCycle tTrack. Eastern Cycle Network Internal budget transfer from the ~~capital~~ iInfrastructure capital head of expenditure ~~(Q00RL1001)~~ amounting to £82,000 to the Eastern Cycle Network capital head of expenditure. ~~(Q00BP10016)~~
Decision(s): The Minister for Transport and Technical Services approved a budget transfer from revenue to capital totalling £100,000 and a budget transfer of £82,000 between different capital heads of expenditure, as set out in the supporting document, and agreed to seek the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources to use additional income of £100,000 in 2011 for the Southern Cycle Track..
Reason(s) for Decision: The ~~STP~~Sustainable Transport Policy raised the importance of cycle tracks within Jersey. These budget transfers will allow the department to reprioritise expenditure for the rest of the financial period.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Finance Director to request the Minister for ~~the~~ Treasury and Resources ~~Department~~ to approve the use of additional income of £100,000 in 2011, and the budget transfers ~~virement between revenue and capital~~ ~~and the virement between capital heads of expenditure~~ as referred to ~~in th~~is ~~report~~above.
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