Budget Transfer: Fund work on height alignment aspect of Jersey Airport

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A decision made 9 December 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0145
Decision Summary Title:	Use of Jersey Airport Trading Fund in 2012 for the Height Alignment of the Arrivals Building Project		Date of Decision Summary:	21st 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:	Use of Jersey Airport Trading Fund in 2012 for the Height Alignment of the Arrivals Building Project		Date of Written Report:	21st November 2011
Written Report Author:	Decision Support Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Use of Jersey Airport Trading Fund in 2012 for the height alignment of the Arrivals Building Project.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources approved the use of £1,049,100 from the Jersey Airport Trading Fund in 2012.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 22(3) of the Public Finances (Transitional Provisions) (No.2) (Jersey) Regulations 2005 states that: “money standing to the credit of the trading fund of a States trading operation may also be used, with the approval of the Minister [for Treasury and Resources], for a purpose other than one approved as part of an annual business plan if expenditure for the purpose is necessary or expedient to advance the business of the trading operation”.
Resource Implications: In 2011, a total of £1,361,403 was transferred from the Jersey Airport Arrivals Demolition Top 2 flrs capital head of expenditure to the Jersey Airport revenue head of expenditure for aspects of the project which did not comply with the GAAP definition of capital. Up to 31 December 2011, a sum of £271,672 will have been spent, however, due to the prolonged nature of the works being carried out to the building, the project will continue into 2012 and 2013. In 2011, unspent funds for this particular project of £1,089,731 will be transferred back to the Jersey Airport Trading Fund, and permission sought to draw £1,049,100 of this money from the Jersey Airport Trading Fund in 2012 (in addition to approvals in the 2012 Annual Business Plan) in order to fund the works scheduled for 2012. The remainder of the funds - £40,631 – will be included within the 2013 Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to inform the Head of Financial Performance Reporting and the Jersey Airport Finance and Commercial Services Manager that the transfer has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Budget Transfer: Fund work on height alignment aspect of Jersey Airport - Arrival Building Project

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

USE OF JERSEY AIRPORT TRADING FUND IN 2012 FOR THE HEIGHT ALIGNMENT OF THE ARRIVALS BUILDING PROJECT

Purpose of Report

To enable the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve the use of the Jersey Airport Trading Fund in 2012 for the height alignment of the Arrivals Building Project.

Funding Arrangements for Revenue Aspect of Arrivals Building Project

In 2011, a total of £1,361,403 was transferred from the Jersey Airport Arrivals Demolition Top 2 flrs capital head of expenditure to the Jersey Airport revenue expenditure for aspects of the project which did not comply with the GAAP definition of capital.

Up to 31 December 2011, a sum of £271,672 will have been spent, however, due to the prolonged nature of the works being carried out to the building, the project will continue into 2012 and 2013.

In 2011, unspent funds for this particular project of £1,089,731 will be transferred back to the Jersey Airport Trading Fund, and permission sought to draw £1,049,100 of this money from the Jersey Airport Trading Fund in 2012 (in addition to approvals in the 2012 Annual Business Plan) in order to fund the works scheduled for 2012.

The remainder of the funds - £40,630 – will be included within the 2013 Medium Term Financial Plan.

3. Recommendation

The Minister for Treasury and Resources is recommended to approve the use of £1,049,100 from the Jersey Airport Trading Fund in 2012 for the for the height alignment of the Arrivals Building Project.

4. Reason for Decision

Article 22(3) of the Public Finances (Transitional Provisions) (No.2) (Jersey) Regulations 2005 states that: “money standing to the credit of the trading fund of a States trading operation may also be used, with the approval of the Minister [for Treasury and Resources], for a purpose other than one approved as part of an annual business plan if expenditure for the purpose is necessary or expedient to advance the business of the trading operation”.

5. Resource Implications

In 2011, the Jersey Airport revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £1,089,731 and the Jersey Airport Trading Fund to increase by an identical amount.

In 2012, the Jersey Airport Trading Fund to decrease by £1,049,100 and the Jersey Airport revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount.

The remaining funds of £40,631 will be allocated via the 2013 Medium Term Financial Plan.

Report author : Decision Support Officer	Document date : 21st November 2011
Quality Assurance / Review : Head of Decision Support	File name and path: l:\treasury\sections\corporate finance\ministerial decisions\dss, wrs and sds\2011-0145 - jersey airport - 2012 use of trading fund - kh\wr - jersey airport - 2012 use of trading fund - kh.doc
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