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PECRS Pre-87 debt: Reserve Funding for increases

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A decision made on 27 July 2021

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2021-0087

Decision Summary Title:

Reserve Funding for increases to PECRS Pre-87 debt

Date of Decision Summary:

14th July 2021

Decision Summary Author:

Specialist – Business Cases

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title:

Reserve Funding for increases to PECRS Pre-87 debt

Date of Written Report:

14th July 2021

Written Report Author:

Specialist – Business Cases

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

The allocation of up to £510,000 from the General Reserve to the Treasury and Exchequer (T&E) Head of Expenditure to cover the increases to the PECRS Pre-87 debt.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved an allocation of up to £510,000 from the General Reserve to the T&E Head of Expenditure for increases to PECRS Pre-87 debt.

Reason(s) for Decision:

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 appropriation for a reserve head of expenditure in 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.60/2021,  sets the requirement that all allocations from the General Reserve are recommended for approval by the Treasurer of the States, taking into account comments from the Principal Accountable Officer (PAO), prior to submission to the Minister for approval. Where a request for funding is made by Treasury and Exchequer, the Policy requires that the Principal Accountable Officer also recommends the request to the Minister.

 

If the Minister is minded to approve a funding allocation, the draft Ministerial Decision will be circulated to the Council of Ministers five working days before a Ministerial Decision is signed and published.

 

The Investment Appraisal Team has reviewed the business case for this request and recommended it for approval. Following this review, the Treasurer and the PAO recommend that the Minister allocates funding from the General Reserve.

 

Resource Implications:

The T&E Head of Expenditure to increase by £510,000 and the General Reserve to decrease by an identical amount.

 

The recurring effects of this allocation will be addressed and considered as part of the process to develop the Government Plan 2022-25.

 

This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Government Plan 2021-24.

Action required:

The Head of Financial Governance to advise the Specialist – Business Cases and the Head of Finance Business Partnering for T&E that this decision is approved.

Signature:

 

 

Position:  Deputy S J Pinel, Minister for Treasury and Resources

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision:

 

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