Public Finances (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 201-

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A decision made 3 November 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2017-0134
Decision Summary Title:	Draft Public Finances (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Law 201-		Date of Decision Summary:	2nd November 2017
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:	Draft Public Finances (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Law 201-		Date of Written Report:	2nd November 2017
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Draft legislation to amend the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 (the Law) to enable the funding strategy for the Future Hospital Preferred Scheme to be accommodated within the terms of the Law (see P107/2017).
Decision(s): The Minister approved the draft amendment Law and agreed that :- it be lodged in sufficient time for it to be debated at the same States sitting as the report and proposition – Future Hospital: Approval of Preferred Scheme and Funding; and the draft be forwarded to the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel.
Reason(s) for Decision: To ensure that the Law facilitates the Future Hospital: Approval of Preferred scheme and Funding.
Resource Implications: There are no direct financial or manpower implications of this draft Law, the Law facilitates the Future Hospital Funding Strategy.
Actions required: The Head of Decision Support to request the Greffier of the States to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the draft Law - with a request for debate at the same States sitting, and following the debate on the P.107/2017 – Future Hospital: Approval of Preferred Scheme and Funding (subject to States approval of that Proposition).
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: