Department for Infrastructure: Update to the Medium Term Financial Plan Addition Department Annex for 2018

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A decision made on 16 December 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2017-0104
Decision Summary Title:	Submission of the Update to the MTFP Addition Department Annex for 2018		Date of Decision Summary:	01 December 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Submission of the Update to the MTFP Addition Department Annex for 2018		Date of Written Report:	01 December 2017
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Authorisation of the Update to the Medium Term Financial Plan Addition Department Annex for 2018 for Department for Infrastructure, Jersey Car Parking and Jersey Fleet Management.
Decision(s): The Minister authorised the submission of the Update to the Medium Term Financial Plan Addition Department Annex for 2018 for Department for Infrastructure, Jersey Car Parking and Jersey Fleet Management.
Reason(s) for decision: The annual update to the MTFP Addition expenditure allocations and manpower budgets provide a revised position for all departments and an updated point of reference for the 2018 Financial Report and Accounts. The Update to the MTFP Addition Department Annex for 2018 also incorporates the allocations to departments for the Central Growth Allocations agreed in the 2018 Budget, all within the total States expenditure limits agreed in the MTFP 2016-2019 (P72/2015.as amended).
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications as a result of this decision. All of the changes in department expenditure allocations reported in the annual update remain within the total States expenditure limits agreed in the MTFP 2016-2019 (P72/2015.as amended).
Action required: The Treasurer of the States is requested to incorporate the attached submission of the Department for Infrastructure, Jersey Car Parking and Jersey Fleet Management in the Update to the MTFP Addition Department Annex for 2018 and notify the Department Finance Director when the completed document is presented to the States.
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