Budget Transfer from Central Contingency: 2013 Pay Award

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A decision made on 14 January 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2013-0006
Decision Summary Title:	Contingency Funding to DotE for 2013 1% Non Consolidated Pay Award and 1% Consolidated Pay Award			Date of Decision Summary:	7 January 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager			Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written			Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	N/A			Date of Written Report:	7 January 2013
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager			Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of contingency funding from the Central Contingency (Pay Provision) to the Department of the Environment for costs associated with the 1% Non Consolidated Pay Award and 1% Consolidated Pay Award for 2013.
Decision(s): The Minister accepted a budget transfer for non-recurring contingency funding totalling £127,320 from the Central Contingency (Pay Provision) for costs associated with the 1% Non Consolidated Pay Award (£58,120) and 1% Consolidated Pay Award (£69,200) for 2013.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorized to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. The SEB have offered a 1% non-consolidated pay award and 1% Consolidated Pay Award for 2013 for which contingency funding is held in the States of Jersey Central Contingency (Pay Provision). In order to make the payments associated with this award it is necessary to have the budget transferred to the Department of the Environment’s head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: The Department of the Environment’s revenue head of expenditure will increase in total by £127,320. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2013.
Action required: Finance Director for the Department of the Environment to liaise with Treasury and Resources Department to effect the necessary budget transfer.
Signature: Deputy R C Duhamel		Initials AS/YF	Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:			Date of Decision: