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Transfer of GST budget to Customs and Immigration.

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A decision made (22/12/2008) regarding: Transfer of GST budget to Customs and Immigration.

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2008-0145

Decision Summary Title:

Transfer of GST budget to Customs

Date of Decision Summary:

4th December 2008

Decision Summary Author:

Loretta Outhwaite: Finance Director

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title:

Transfer of GST budget to Customs for Software Support

Date of Written Report:

4th December 2008

Written Report Author:

Loretta Outhwaite: Finance Director

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: 

Transfer of GST budget from Income Tax to Customs & Immigration (Home Affairs) for Software support.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the recurring transfer of £42,500 GST budget from Income Tax to Customs, from 1st January 2009.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The GST Business Case included support arrangements for the software implemented by Customs to administer GST. The support contract has now been agreed and is payable from 1st January 2009. The budget to support this arrangement needs to be transferred from Income Tax to Customs & Immigration (Home Affairs) to enable them to proceed with the contract.

Resource Implications:

There are no resource implications, this is budget transfer between departments.

Action required:

The Director of Finance to request that Treasury action the budget transfer on a recurring basis.

Signature: 
 
 

Position: Senator P.F.C. Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources 

                

Date Signed:   22nd  December 2008

Date of Decision:  22nd  December 2008

Transfer of GST budget to Customs and Immigration.

funding for customs’ gst software support contract  
 

  1. Purpose of Report
    1. To request the transfer of £42,500 from the GST allocation within Income Tax to meet the cost of software support for Custom’s GST administration system.

 

  1. Background
    1. The GST Business Case included funds for Custom’s GST administration system software support.
    2. This contract has now been negotiated at a cost of £42,500 per annum.
    3. The GST budget allocation is currently held within Income Tax.

 

  1. Recommendation
    1. To transfer funding of £42,500 from Income Tax (Treasury & Resources) to Customs & Immigration (Home Affairs) from 1st January 2009, on a recurring basis, to enable a support contract to be signed.
  1. Reason for Decision
    1. The GST Business Case included support arrangements for the software implemented by Customs to administer GST. This support contract has now been agreed and is payable from 1st January 2009 on an annual basis.
    2. The budget to support this arrangement needs to be transferred from Income Tax to Customs and Immigration (Home Affairs) to enable them to proceed with the contract.

 
 

Loretta Outhwaite

Finance Director – Corporate Group

15 December, 2008

 

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