Subject: To approve the use of income from the Jersey Car Parking Sustainable Transport & Road Safety capital head of expenditure of £1,250,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 within the Department for Infrastructure (“DfI) revenue head of expenditure and the subsequent budget transfers of £1,200,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 from the DfI revenue head of expenditure to the DfI Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure (Q00MF15037). The remaining £50,000 not transferred in 2017 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme. |
Decision(s): The Minister decided to approve the use of income from the Jersey Car Parking Sustainable Transport & Road Safety capital head of expenditure of £1,250,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 within the Department for Infrastructure (“DfI) revenue head of expenditure and the subsequent budget transfers of £1,200,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 from the DfI revenue head of expenditure to the DfI Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure (Q00MF15037). The remaining £50,000 not transferred in 2017 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme. |
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Article 19(1) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 2005 states that If, during a financial year, the Minister is satisfied that the income of a States funded body which has a revenue head of expenditure for the year is likely to exceed its estimated income taken into account in approving that head of expenditure (a) the Minister may authorize the body to withdraw from the consolidated fund during that year an amount not exceeding the likely excess of income; Delegation 1.3 delegates authority to approve in all non-contentious cases where any such additional income matches additional expenditure or additional income in excess of increased expenditure (i.e. additional surplus income) required to generate that income, but the excess income is not more than 10% (up to a maximum of £500,000 for a States trading operation and £100,000 for all other States-funded bodies) of the estimated income notified to the States for that particular service area – this additional income should not be used to fund recurring expenditure for which no future funding is secured. A decision (MD-T-2017-0016) was signed by the Minister for Infrastructure on 27th February 2017. |
Resource Implications: The JCP Sustainable Transport & Road Safety capital head of expenditure (QYCMF16039) will decrease by £1,250,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 to £nil and the DfI revenue head of expenditure will increase by £1,250,000; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019. The DfI revenue head of expenditure will show an additional income budget of £1,250,000; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 and an additional expenditure budget of £1,200,000; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019. This expenditure budget will subsequently be transferred to the DfI Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure (Q00MF15037) increasing it by £1,200,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019. £50,000 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme during 2017. |