Transport and Technical Services: 2010 Increases to Fees and Charges

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A decision made on 16 October 2009 to approve increases to Transport and Technical Service's fees and charges.

Decision Reference: MD-T-2009-0092
Decision Summary Title :	Transport and Technical Services – 2010 Departmental Increases to Fees and Charges		Date of Decision Summary:	28th September 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Management 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:
Written Report Title :	Transport and Technical Services – 2010 Departmental Increases to Fees and Charges		Date of Written Report:	28th September 2009
Written Report Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: 2010 Departmental Increases to Fees and Charges (excluding Abattoir, Knackers yard and Jersey Car Parks)
Decision(s): To approve the increases to the Department’s fees and charges as set out in the attached schedule.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the Department to increase its fees and charges in 2010 in line with the Anti-Inflation Strategy agreed by the States and to allow the department to achieve the Departmental savings as per the 2010 States Annual Business Plan. This Ministerial Decision excludes the charges for the Abattoir, the Knackers yard and Jersey Car Parks which will be under a separate Ministerial Decision in due course.
Resource Implications: Cost of advertising increases to fees and charges in the Jersey Evening Post.
Action required: To request the Treasurer of the States to approve the increases to the Department’s fees and charges as set out in the attached schedule.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Transport and Technical Services: 2010 Increases to Fees and Charges

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

INCREASES TO FEES AND CHARGES

Purpose of the Report

The Minister for Transport and Technical Services is asked to approve a request to increase the Department’s various fees and charges for 2010 (a schedule of charges is attached as Appendix A).

Discussion

The majority of the proposed increases have been limited to 2.5% per annum in accordance with the States Anti-Inflation Strategy.

The charges which have been increased over and above 2.5%, namely the clinical waste disposal fee and the bus charges, have been increased as agreed in the 2010 States Annual Business Plan in order to achieve the departmental savings which the Department was charged with achieving. The Health and Social Services Department (largest users of the clinical waste facility) have been notified of the proposed increased of 13.9%.

It is proposed that the following fees and charges are not increased for the reasons detailed below.

Segregated inert waste	There is a current lack of stone; by keeping the charge at 2008 prices this may encourage more stone.
Motor cycles (CBT)	There is an agreement that the fee for CBT will increase each January by RPI as at the previous September. June 2009 RPI was -0.4%, assumption September RPI will remain at a similar rate.
International driving permits	Issued by the parish, retain a £10.00 flat fee.
Driving licence renewal (badge) Licence fee (per passenger) Examination fee (all) Re-examination fee (all)	The Minister gave an undertaking to taxi drivers when he decided not to grant a fare increase this year that he would not increase fees and charges.

The fees and charges for the Abattoir, the Knackers yard and Jersey Car Parks have not been included as part of this Ministerial Decision but will be brought to the Minister for consideration in due course.

In accordance with Finance Direction No.4.1 Increases in States Fees and Charges, all increases to charges above 2.5% require the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources. The Treasurer of the States can approve increases to States charges under his delegated powers, where those increases are non-contentious.

Recommendations

The Minister is recommended to approve the increases to the Department’s fees and charges as set out in the attached schedule which are due to take effect from 1st January 2010 and seek the approval of the Treasurer of the States to any increases above 2.5%.

Reason (s) for Decision

To enable the Department to increase its fees and charges in 2010 in line with the Anti-Inflation Strategy agreed by the States and to allow the department to achieve the Departmental savings as per the 2010 States Annual Business Plan.

This Ministerial Decision excludes the charges for the Abattoir, the Knackers yard and Jersey Car Parks which will be under a separate Ministerial Decision in due course.

Action Required

To request the Treasurer of the States to approve the increases to the Department’s fees and charges as set out in the attached schedule.

Written by:	Senior Management Accountant
Approved by:	Acting Finance Director

Attachment:	Appendix A – Transport and Technical Services – 2010 Increases to Fees and Charges