ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INCREASES TO FEES
Purpose of the Report
The Minister for Economic Development is asked to approve a request to increase the various fees and charges for Fisheries with effect from 1 January 2011 as per the recommendation below.
Background
The Department currently charges a fee for the work involved in administering the following :
Issue of new Fishing vessel licences
Issue of Professional scallop diving permits
Issue of Recreational scallop diving permits
Charging an annual fee per concession and per hectare for fish farming
It also issues the following permits with no charge :
Granville Bay Access Permits
Granville Bay - Zone E permits
Granville Bay - Zone F permits
Beam trawling permits
Discussion
Of these fees only the Recreational Scallop permit underwent an increase in 2010 and for this reason the increase requested for 2011 corresponds to the increase in RPI of 1.43%.
The remaining fees have remained unchanged since I January 2008 . The RPI used for the 2008 increase was 132.1 (Sept 2007) and the latest RPI available (June 2010) is 142, an increase of 7.5%.
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 increase to fees and charges as set out below :
Transfer of Fishing vessel licences – from £85.60 to £92.00
Issue of Professional scallop diving permits – from £75.30 to £80.95
Annual fee per fish farming concession – from £155.80 to £167.50
Charge per hectare for fish farming – from £23.60 to £25.40
Issue of Recreational scallop diving permits – from £16.70 to £16.90
This Ministerial Decision rescinds MD-E-2010-153.
Written by: | Simon Bossy – Head of Fisheries and Marine Resources |
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Approved by: | Willie Peggie – Director of Environment |