Annual Business Plan Amendment.

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A decision made (23/08/07) regarding: Annual Business Plan Amendment.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2007-0087
Decision Summary Title :	Annual Business Plan Amendment		Date of Decision Summary:	21st August 2007
Decision Summary Author:	Julian Morris, Business Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Jason Turner, Deputy Treasurer
Written Report Title :	n/a		Date of Written Report:	n/a
Written Report Author:	n/a		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	n/a
Subject: Annual Business Plan 2008 (P.93/2007): amendment (P.93/2007 Amd.) – amendment
Decision(s): The Minister approved the attached Amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2008 Amendment (P.93/2007): Amendment (P.93/2007 Amd.) and agreed for it to be lodged au Greffe.
Reason(s) for Decision: The States’ Fiscal Strategy identified a commitment to control States spending in return for the approval of new tax measures. The Strategic Plan identifies a commitment to States’ income and expenditure being in balance over the economic cycle, and indeed the Council of Ministers’ 2008 Business Plan has proposed balanced budgets over the 5 year planning cycle. The Annual Business Plan Amendment (P.93/2007): Amendment (P.93/2007 Amd.) lodged by Senator Vibert, proposes a recurring spending increase of £1.5m p.a. This would increase the demand on tax revenues by £1.5m for not just one year but to be maintained each and every year. This would increase spending by well in excess of £6 million over the 5 year cycle, which would actually mean that budgets were no longer balanced. The amendment (attached) proposes that a pro rata reduction in all States Funded bodies for 2008 is introduced, thus ensuring that States net expenditure in 2008 will not increase above the level proposed by the Council of Ministers of £559,654,400.
Resource Implications: There are no additional financial or manpower resources required.
Action required: Deputy Treasurer to make the necessary arrangements to lodge au Greffe the attached Amendment by Tuesday 28th August 2007.
Signature:		Position: Senator Terry Le Sueur, Treasury and Resources Minister
Date Signed: 23rd August 2007		Date of Decision: 23rd August 2007