Return of Funds to Consolidated Fund: Williamson Report (P.17/2009) and Social Security Increased Costs (P.83/2009)

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A decision made 14 November 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0138
Decision Summary Title:	Return of P17/2009 and P83/2009 part (c) funding to the Consolidated Fund		Date of Decision Summary:	8th November 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Return of P17/2009 and P83/2009 part (c) funding to the Consolidated Fund		Date of Written Report:	8th November 2011
Written Report Author:	Decision Support Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The return of the remaining funds for P17/2009 (“Williamson Report: Implementation Plan – Funding”) and P83/2009 (“Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005: Funding Requests Under Article 11(8)”) part (c) (“Increased Social Security costs as a result of the economic downturn”) currently held in Treasury and Resources Department (T&R) contingency funds, to the consolidated fund.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the return of the following sums to the consolidated fund: £384,290 - representing the remaining funds originally allocated by the States for the Williamson Report implementation plan; and £689,000 - representing the remaining funds originally allocated by the States for increased Social Security costs as a result of the economic downturn.
Reason(s) for Decision: This Ministerial Decision approves the return of previously approved funds back to the consolidated fund, which will require additional expenditure approval to reverse.
Resource Implications: The appropriate T&R contingency fund balances to decrease by £384,290 and £689,000 respectively, and the balance of the consolidated fund to increase by £1,073,290.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to inform the Head of Financial Performance Reporting that the budget transfers have been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: