Corporate Services - Approved Panel Minutes - 19 October 2012

Present

Senator S.C. Ferguson, Chairman Deputy J.G. Reed, Vice-Chairman Connétable D.J. Murphy

Deputy S. Power

Deputy R.J. Rondel

Apologies

Absent

In attendance

Deputy J.M. Maçon, Vice Chairman – Corporate Services (MTFP) Sub- Panel

Deputy J.H. Young, Corporate Services (MTFP) Sub-Panel

Deputy S.G. Luce , Corporate Services (MTFP) Sub-Panel

Mr W. Millow , Scrutiny Officer

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Agenda matter

Action

17/10/2012 Item 3

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1. Medium Term Financial Plan

The Panel received the report of the Corporate Services (MTFP) Sub- Panel on the draft Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP). Noting that the  report  had  received  approval  from  the  Sub-Panel,  the  Panel agreed that it would be presented to the States on 22nd October 2012.

The Panel was advised that the Sub-Panel had considered whether to lodge amendments to Draft Medium Term Financial Plan (P.69/2012). It  was  noted  that  the  Sub-Panel  had  identified  three  possible amendments, to the following effect:

1. Reducing Departmental spending limits in order to create growth allocations.
2. Providing that the delivery of the relevant capital funding would be subject  to  States  approval  of  the  Housing  Transformation Programme.
3. Inserting  a  provision  whereby  the  Minister  for  Treasury  and Resources would be obliged to develop a monitoring and reporting framework for the MTFP.

Noting that any amendments could not be lodged by the Sub-Panel itself (but would need to be lodged by the Panel), the Panel confirmed its  satisfaction  with  the  general  principle  of  the  amendments  and agreed that the Sub-Panel would continue work on them.

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