Economic Stimulus Plan: Budget allocation to Treasury and Resources relating to programme management expenses

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A decision made 14 June 2010 regarding: Economic Stimulus Plan: Budget allocation to Treasury and Resources relating to programme management expenses.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2010-0069
Decision Summary Title:	Discretionary fiscal stimulus –Treasury and resources budget allocation		Date of Decision Summary:	9th June 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Interim 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:	Allocation of Discretionary Fiscal Stimulus Funding to the Treasury and Resources Department in respect of programme management costs		Date of Written Report:	9th June 2010
Written Report Author:	Acting Finance Director – Corporate Group		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Economic Stimulus Plan: budget allocation to the Treasury and Resources Department in relation to programme management expenses.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the allocation of £100,000 to the Treasury and Resources Department in respect of the costs of overseeing the discretionary fiscal stimulus programme. The Minister further instructed the Treasury and Resources department to report on spend of all stimulus monies via the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group, and return any unspent monies on completion of the programme.
Reason(s) for Decision: A discretionary fiscal stimulus allocation from the Stabilisation Fund of £44m has already been approved. The approved funding for the Treasury and Resources Department will ensure that funding allocations and ongoing monitoring can continue in accordance with procedures established and adopted so far.
Resource Implications: No financial resource implications other than those explained above and in the accompanying report. No manpower resource implications.
Action required: Treasury to be informed of decision to release necessary funds to its budget.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Economic Stimulus Plan: Budget allocation to Treasury and Resources relating to programme management expenses

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Allocation of Discretionary Fiscal Stimulus Funding to the Treasury and Resources DEPARTMENT IN respect of programme management costs

1. Purpose of Report

The discretionary fiscal stimulus programme is overseen by the Treasury and Resources department, which requires additional personnel resource to perform the function of programme manager. The programme manager reports to the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group (“FSSG”) and undertakes a review of requests for funding on its behalf as well as acting as a central point of contact for departments which are required to report to the Treasury and Resources Minister, via the FSSG, on spend of all stimulus monies, together with project progress and performance, on a monthly basis.

This report has been prepared in order that funding can be allocated to the Treasury and Resources department to continue to fund the oversight and management of the programme.

2. Background

Shortly after the formalisation of a provisional programme of projects and schemes to be undertaken with fiscal stimulus funding a high level estimate of the cost of managing the programme was made and an allocation of funding to Treasury and Resources given based on this. Expected costs have now been forecast with more certainty given the known scope of the role and additional funding is required.

3. Treasury Position

The Treasury and Resources department supports the evaluation, assessment and monitoring of all fiscal stimulus projects, through the provision of a resource to report to the FSSG. This resource facilitates the process through which the FSSG forms recommendations to the Minister for Treasury and Resources, and to ensure that schemes funded meet the main criteria of the fiscal stimulus initiatives being timely, temporary and targeted.

4. Recommendation from the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group

The Steering Group recommends that the Minister for Treasury and Resources allocates funding of £100,000 to the Treasury and Resources department in respect of the costs of running the programme. The budget allocation will be in the amount of £100,000 allocated for the year ended 31 December 2010.

5. Reason for Decision

A discretionary fiscal stimulus allocation from the Stabilisation Fund of £44m has already been approved. The approved funding for the Treasury and Resources Department will ensure that funding allocations and ongoing monitoring can continue in accordance with procedures established and adopted so far.

6. Resource Implications

No financial or manpower resource implications other than those explained above.

Report author : Finance Director - Treasury	Document date : 9th June 2010
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MD sponsor : Interim Treasurer of the States

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