Budget transfer to Home Affairs for Jersey Community Relations Trust

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A decision made 6 December 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2013-0115
Decision Summary Title:	Budget transfer from T&R corporate contingency to Home Affairs for Jersey Community Relations Trust		Date of Decision Summary:	5 December 2013
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:	Budget transfer from T&R corporate contingency to Home Affairs for Jersey Community Relations Trust		Date of Written Report:	5 December 2013
Written Report Author:	Treasurer of the States		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Budget transfer from the Treasury and Resources (T&R) corporate contingency to the Home Affairs (HA) revenue head of expenditure for the Jersey Community Relations Trust.
Decision(s): The Treasurer approved a non-recurring budget transfer of £7,700 in 2013, £43,300 in 2014 and £8,300 in 2015 from the T&R corporate contingency to the HA revenue head of expenditure for the Jersey Community Relations Trust.
Reason(s) for decision: Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 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.
Resource Implications: The T&R corporate contingency will decrease by £7,700 in 2013, £43,300 in 2014 and £8,300 in 2015 and the HA revenue head of expenditure will increase by the identical amounts in each year.
Action required: Business Manager to advise the Financial Performance Reporting Manager and the Finance Director, Corporate Group that this decision was approved in order for the budget transfer to be actioned.
Signature:		Position: Senator P. F.C. Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: