Jersey Airport: Re-allocation of Capital Budgets for 2015

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A decision made 15 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2014-0151
Decision Summary Title:	Correction of 2015 Capital Allocations – Jersey Airport		Date of Decision Summary:	10th December 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Business Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Correction of 2015 Capital Allocations – Jersey Airport		Date of Written Report:	10th December 2014
Written Report Author:	Business Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Approval for the reallocation of Jersey Airport capital budgets for 2015.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the reallocation of capital projects to correct the capital allocations for 2015 as detailed in the attached written report.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1) (c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 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 purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
Resource Implications: None. This decision is merely a reallocation between projects.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to inform Deputy Director of Business Resource – PoJ that this decision has been signed.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Jersey Airport: Re-allocation of Capital Budgets for 2015

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

JERSEY AIRPORT transfers between Capital heads of expenditure

Purpose of Report

To enable the Minister to approve a request from Ports of Jersey to transfer budgets between capital heads of expenditure in regards to the Jersey Airport 2015 capital allocation in the MTFP.

Background

During April 2014 Treasury compiled the 2015 budget requests and allocated capital to different projects. Unfortunately a further Ports of Jersey submission made on 23 May was overlooked and instead the MTFP included allocations submitted as per a 20 May submission.

When this error was discovered the MTFP update had gone to publication. Treasury therefore requested Ports of Jersey to sign a Ministerial decision to correct these allocations.

Revised capital allocations
The following adjustments are required to correct the Jersey Airport 2015 capital allocations:

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the reallocation of capital budgets to correct the capital allocations for 2015 and to request the Minister of Treasury and Resources to transfer the relevant budgets to effect the corrections.

Reason for Decision

Article 18(1) (c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 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 purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.

Resource Implications

None. This decision is merely a reallocation between projects.

Report author : Business Manager	Document date : 10 December 2014
Quality Assurance / Review : Head of Decision Support	File name and path: L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DSs, WRs and SDs\2014-0151 - Jersey Airport - Correction of 2015 Capital Allocations\WR Correction of 2015 Capital Allocations Jersey Airport.docx