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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY SENATOR B.E. SHENTON
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 31st MARCH 2009
Question
What tools, if any, does the Treasurer of the States have at his disposal to control overall States Expenditure?
Answer
The control and approval of States' expenditure is, in the main, governed by the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005.
The prime tools available to the Treasurer to control States expenditure are Article 34 of the Public Finances Law, the power to issue financial directions, and Article 36, to request the Chief Internal Auditor to undertake audits of departments.