Outstanding monies owed to the Government of Jersey

WQ.289/2025

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY K.L. MOORE OF ST. MARY, ST. OUEN AND ST. PETER QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 23rd JUNE 2025

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 30th JUNE 2025

Question

"In relation to outstanding monies owed to the Government recorded as debtors in the Government's finance systems, will the Minister advise the following –

1. the total value of debt owed as at the most recent month-end for which figures are available, broken down by the age-of-debt bands detailed below (or by the nearest equivalent overdue categories if these differ) –
   1. 0 - 30 days: Current but not yet overdue
   2. 31 - 60 days: 1 - 30 days overdue
   3. 61 - 90 days: 31 - 60 days overdue
   4. 91 - 180 days: 61 - 120 days overdue
   5. 181 - 365 days: 121 -305 days overdue
   6. > 365 days: More than 12 months overdue
2. the total monetary gross value for each band and the number of individual debtor accounts represented for each band; and
3. the department which provided the service and/or the charge to the debtor?"

Answer

(a) and (b)

The total value of trade debts owed and the number of individual debtor accounts as at the end of May 2025 were as follows:

* a debtor may have debtor accounts in multiple time categories

** credits processed, and part payments received for invoices raised in other periods produce a negative figure

(c) All government departments raise invoices, and the trade debtors represent the full range of services invoiced by government departments. At the end of May 2025, the departmental debts overdue were as follows:

* T&E figures include debt not yet due and part payments received not yet allocated