Budget Transfer: Internal: Car Parks

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A decision made on 2 November 2018

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2018-0128
Decision Summary Title:	Transfers between Car Park Trading Fund Capital Heads of Expenditure		Date of Decision Summary:	19th October 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Transfers between Car Park Trading Fund Capital Heads of Expenditure		Date of Written Report:	19th October 2018
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: A transfer of £2,015,064 from the Ann Court Car Park Capital Head of Expenditure (Q0000C7000) to the Car Park Maintenance & Refurbishment Capital Head of Expenditure (QYCBP10017), and a transfer of £687,946 from the Automated Charging System Capital Head of Expenditure (QYCBP11023) to the Car Par Maintenance and Refurbishment Capital Head of Expenditure (QYCBP10017),
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfers of £2,015,064 from the Ann Court Car Park Capital Head of Expenditure (Q0000C7000), and £687,946 from the Automated Charging System Capital Head of Expenditure (QYCBP11023) to the Car Park Maintenance & Refurbishment Capital Head of Expenditure (QYCBP10017).
Reason(s) for Decision: Regulation 22(2) of the Public Finances (Transitional Provisions) (No.2) (Jersey) Regulations 2005 provides 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 capital project if – (a) the amount approved by the States for the project as part of the annual business plan has proved to be insufficient; Regulation 22 (3) of the Public Finances (Transitional Provisions) (No 2) (Jersey) Regulations 2005 provides that ‘Money standing to the credit of the trading fund of a States trading operation may also be used, with approval of the Minister, 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: The Ann Court Car Park Capital Head of Expenditure (Q0000C7000) to decrease by £2,015,064, the Automated Charging System Capital Head of Expenditure (QYCBP11023) to decrease by £687,946, and the Car Park Maintenance & Refurbishment Capital Head of Expenditure (QYCBP10017) to increase by £2,703,010. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2017-2019 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Manager - Department for Infrastructure once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Deputy S J Pinel, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: