Reserve Funding and Repurposing for Additional Pressures in 2022

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A decision made 6 February 2023:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2023-42		Public
Subject: Reserve Funding and Repurposing for Additional Pressures in 2022
Report Title: Reserve Funding and Repurposing for Additional Pressures in 2022		Public
Decision(s): The Minister decided to approve the allocation of up to £1,462,124 from the Reserve for Centrally Held Items to various heads of expenditure and the repurposing of up to £325,000 of 2022 growth.
Reason for Decision(s): Article 15(3) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the approval by the States of a Government Plan authorises the Minister to direct how an approved apportion for a reserve head of expenditure i the plan may be spent (including on another head of expenditure) in the first financial year covered by the plan. The current Policy for Allocations from the Reserve, presented to the States Assembly as R.76/2022, sets out the requirements for allocations from the Reserve for Centrally held Items. These requirements have been met and the Treasurer now recommends these allocations to the Minister for Treasury and Resources for approval. To enable departments to use existing resources before calling on any additional funding to manage the financial pressures in 2022, the Minister for Treasury and Resources is approving the one-off repurposing of 2022 Growth and one-off repurposing of Covid-19 Response funding in 2022.
Resource Implications: The Reserve for Centrally Held Items (Capital Smoothing Reserve) will decrease by up to £1,462,124 and the various Heads of Expenditure detailed in the attached report to increase by up to identical amounts. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Government Plan 2022-25.
Action Required: The Minister’s Private Secretary to advise the Specialist – Business Cases and the Heads of Finance Business Partnering for associated Heads of Expenditure that this decision is approved.
Signature:	Signed By: Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:	Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):