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Capital Reserve Budget Transfers.

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A decision made (14/04/2008) regarding: Capital Reserve Budget Transfers.

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2008-0048

Decision Summary Title:

Capital Reserve Budget Transfers

Date of Decision Summary:

14/04/2008

Decision Summary Author:

R.Foster

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title:

Capital Reserve Budget Transfers

Date of Written Report:

28/03/2008

Written Report Author:

R.Foster

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: 

Approval of budget transfers from the Capital Reserve in respect of three projects of the Health and Social Services Department.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the budget transfers from the Capital Reserve in respect of three projects detailed in the attached report.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The budget transfers have been vouched and are required to enable the Heads of Expenditure to be closed. 

Resource Implications: 

Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower Implications. 

Action required:

Treasury to action budget transfers

Signature: 
 
 

Position: Senator T A Le Sueur, Minister for Treasury and Resources 

                 

Date Signed: 14/04/2008

Date of Decision: 14/04/2008

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Capital Reserve Budget Transfers.

STATES TREASURY  ITEM NO:          

 

TREASURY AND RESOURCES MINISTER  

capital reserve budget transfers  

  1. Purpose of Report
  2. The Minister is asked to approve budget transfers from the Capital Reserve in respect of three projects of the Health and Social Services Department.
  3. The Minister is also asked to consider a process for delegating future transfers.

 

  1. Background
  2. The final account process has been completed for the following Health and Social Services Department capital projects, resulting in a requirement to transfer funds previously identified and held in the capital reserve:
  • Overdale Rehabilitation Unit (JZ0005) £155,680
  • Community Dental Clinic   £28,000
  1. A further sum of £60,427, also previously identified in the Capital Reserve, is required in respect of the deleted Belle Vue Nursing Home project (JZ0019) to meet the cost of outstanding fees items.
  1. All these sums have been reviewed and agreed by the States Chief Quantity Surveyor.

 

  1. Comments
  1.  These budget transfers are required to enable the Heads of Expenditure to be closed.
  2.  The budget sums held in the Capital Reserve are not ‘new’ items, but represent sums retained in respect of inflation that have been approved by the States in the Annual Business Plan but can only be allocated once ascertained.
  3.  It is, therefore, proposed that a scheme of delegation to deal with budget transfers for inflation is implemented, which requires the Minister to only consider those items where the sum exceeds £100,000 and is not within the budget allocation held in the Capital Reserve.
  4. The proposed delegation is set out in Appendix A.

 

  1. Recommendation
  2. That the Minister approves the budget transfers from the Capital Reserve in respect of three projects detailed above, and
  3. That the Minister approves the proposed scheme of delegation for dealing with future budget transfers from the Capital Reserve for inflation items.

 

  1. Reason for Decision
  2. The budget transfers have been vouched and are required to enable the Heads of Expenditure to be closed.
  3. The proposed scheme of delegation will reduce the number of requests to the Minister for budget transfers in respect of sums held in the Capital Reserve that form part of the capital sum approved by the States.

 

States Treasury Corporate Finance

14 April, 2008 for Decision Meeting 14/04/2008 

 

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