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STATES OF JERSEY
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MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 2016 – 2019 (P.72/2015) – AMENDMENT
Lodged au Greffe on 7th September 2015 by the Council of Ministers
STATES GREFFE
2015 Price code: B P.72 Amd.
MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 2016 – 2019 (P.72/2015) – AMENDMENT ____________
1 PAGE 2, PARAGRAPH (a)(ii) –
After the words "as set out in Summary Table B" insert the words –
"except that the total amount of States net revenue expenditure shall be increased by £6,000,000 in 2016 and reduced by £10,000,000 in 2017.".
2 PAGE 3, PARAGRAPH (f) –
After the words "Summary Table J" insert the words –
"except that the funding requirement for a Redundancy Provision in 2016 shall be increased by £6,000,000 and the funding requirement of £10,000,000 for a Redundancy Provision in 2017 shall be removed".
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
REPORT
The Council of Ministers is proposing an Amendment to the Medium Term Financial Plan 2016 – 2019 (P.72/2015) as lodged, to reflect the proposed re-phasing of funding for a Redundancy Provision.
At the time of lodging the Medium Term Financial Plan 2016 – 2019 ("MTFP"), the initial Voluntary Release Scheme had only recently closed, and applications had not been assessed. It is now clear that significantly more funding than the £2 million initially set aside for redundancy funding in 2015 will be required, and the balance of funding for 2017 will need to be brought forward. The current estimate for 2015 is in the region of £6 million, including a small number of applications still to be re- assessed by the V.R. Panel.
The Council of Ministers is determined that savings should be taken as soon as possible, in the interests of fairness to those who have successfully applied to the scheme, and in order to expedite the reform required to change the way we deliver our services and contribute towards the £70 million people savings required by 2019. The Council of Ministers is therefore proposing that additional redundancy funding be brought forward to 2015 and 2016 from 2017.
The revised proposal is for £4 million to be transferred from the Strategic Reserve in 2015 and £16 million in 2016, rather than £10 million in 2016 and 2017. This will provide for a Central Contingency Allocation for a Redundancy Provision of £6 million in 2015 and £16 million in 2016, rather than £2 million in 2015 and £10 million in 2016 and 2017.
This requires a number of amendments to existing propositions:
- This amendment to Medium Term Financial Plan 2016 – 2019' (P.72/2015) to agree –
- the increase in total States net expenditure in 2016 and the reduction in total States net expenditure in 2017; and
- the increase in the intended transfer from the Strategic Reserve to the Consolidated Fund in 2016 and the reduction in the intended transfer from the Strategic Reserve to the Consolidated Fund in 2017;
- An amendment to Independent Jersey Care Inquiry: amendment to Medium Term Financial Plan 2013 – 2015' (P.75/2015), to increase the total States net expenditure and contingency expenditure in 2015; and
- An amendment to Strategic Reserve Fund: funding for Independent Jersey Care Inquiry and transfers from and to the Consolidated Fund' (P.76/2015) to agree an increased transfer in 2015 and 2016, and a reduced transfer in 2017.
A revised Summary Table B and revised Summary Table J for this amendment to P.72/2015 are attached for approval, together with a revised Financial Forecast and Consolidated Fund Forecast for information.
The Council of Ministers is satisfied that this expenditure is urgent and cannot be funded from existing allocations in accordance with Article 9(2)(ca) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005.
Financial and manpower implications
The effect of approving this amendment would be to increase the proposed Total States Net Expenditure in 2016 by £6 million and to reduce the proposed Total States Net Expenditure in 2017 by £10 million. The Amendment would also increase the intended transfer from the Strategic Reserve to the Consolidated Fund in 2016 by £6 million and reduce the intended transfer from the Strategic Reserve to the Consolidated Fund in 2017 by £10 million.
The manpower implications of this amendment are that as a result of the approval of 104 applications, departments would achieve an anticipated reduction of 80 FTE, with a small number of applications to be re-assessed.
Revised Summary Table B –
Proposed Total States Net Expenditure for 2016 – 2019 (for approval)
Revised Summary Table J –
Intended Strategic Reserve Transfers for 2015 – 2019 (for approval)
Revised Figure 16 – Summary of Financial Forecast for Draft Medium Term Financial Plan 2016 – 2019 (for information)
Revised Summary Table I – Consolidated Fund Forecast 2015 – 2019 (for information)