Economic Development Ofcom and Digital Switchover Income: Carry forward to 2012

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A decision made on 8 August 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0105
Decision Summary Title:	Carry Forward of EDD Ofcom and Digital Switchover Income to 2012		Date of Decision Summary:	2nd August 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Carry Forward of EDD Ofcom and Digital Switchover Income to 2012		Date of Written Report:	2nd August 2011
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Carry Forward of Economic Development Department (EDD) Ofcom and Digital Switchover income to 2012.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to: (a) agree that the unanticipated income of £714,984 to EDD in 2011 from Ofcom and Digital Switchover should be added to the Department’s approved net revenue expenditure for 2011; and (b) agree that any such income not spent by the Department in 2011 can be carried forward for expenditure in 2012 subject to the amount of such income to be carried forward being no less than the total underspend for EDD in 2011.
Reason(s) for Decision: Under Article 14(6) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 the Minister for Treasury and Resources can authorise a States funded body to withdraw from the consolidated fund during a year an amount not exceeding the likely excess of income over the amount approved in that year’s Annual Business Plan. Under Article 15(1) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 the Minister for Treasury and Resources can permit all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure to: (a) be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure; or (b) In the case of revenue expenditure, be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund after the end of the relevant financial year.
Resource Implications: The maximum approved carry forward will be £714,984. If the total underspend for EDD is less than this amount then the amount approved to be carried forward is limited to the amount of the total departmental underspend. The Minister is clear that this funding cannot be regarded as ‘ring fenced’ should the total underspend for EDD as a whole be less than the amount of the unspent portion of this income. For example, if the unspent income is £600,000 but the total underspend for EDD as a whole is £500,000 then the amount to be carried forward under this decision will be limited to £500,000. 2012 estimated income and expenditure has been included in the draft 2012 Annual Business Plan. Funding for 2013 will be considered as part of the first Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to inform the EDD Finance Director and the Head of Financial Performance Reporting of this decision.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: