Budget Transfer: revenue to capital heads of expenditure ( La Collette fire fighting equipment)

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A decision made on 16 December 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2017-0109
Decision Summary Title :	Transfer between Revenue and Capital Heads of Expenditure for La Collette Fire Equipment		Date of Decision Summary:	22nd November 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		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 :	Transfer between Revenue and Capital Heads of Expenditure for La Collette Fire Equipment		Date of Written Report:	22nd November 2017
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer between the Department for Infrastructure (“DFI”) revenue head of expenditure and the new La Collette Fire Equipment capital head of expenditure (Q00MF18023) totalling £200,000 in order to fund additional fire fighting equipment at La Collette.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer between the Department for Infrastructure (“DFI”) revenue head of expenditure and the new La Collette Fire Equipment capital head of expenditure (Q00MF18023) totalling £200,000 in order to fund additional fire fighting equipment at La Collette.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article (18)(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 transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure for any purpose. 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. This transfer puts in place funding for the replacement of the La Collette Fire Fighting Equipment.
Resource Implications: The DFI revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £200,000 and the new La Collette Fire Equipment capital head of expenditure (Q00MF18023) to increase by £200,000.
Action required: The Finance Director to request the approval of the Treasury of the States to approve the creation of income and expenditure budgets, and the budget transfer from revenue to capital as referred to in the accompanying report.
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