Medium Term Financial Plan Scrutiny Review (SR18/2012): Ministerial Response

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A decision made on 3 December 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2012-0106
Decision Summary Title:	Ministerial Response: S.R. 18/2012 – Review of the Medium Term Financial Plan		Date of Decision Summary:	29 November 2012
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:	Ministerial Response: S.R. 18/2012 – Review of the Medium Term Financial Plan		Date of Written Report:	29 November 2012
Written Report Author:	Treasurer of the States		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Response from the Minister for Treasury and Resources on the review of the Medium Term Financial Plan by the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel.
Decision(s): The Minister approved for presentation to the States his response to the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel review of the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel undertook a review of the Medium Term Financial Plan. A commentary in response is found in the attached Written Report.
Resource Implications: None.
Action required: The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the attached response to be presented to the States for their information at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: