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Cabinet
Minute of Decision
CAB Min (09) 13/8(13)
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Budget 2009: Vote Consumer Affairs
On 20 April 2009, Cabinet:
1
approved the Budget initiatives for the above Vote for inclusion in the 2009 Budget package, as
listed in the summary below and detailed in the attached initiative documents;
Summary of initiatives included in the attached initiative documents:
Operating Initiatives (Impact on Operating Balance)
$m - increase/(decrease)
Initiative
ID
Initiative
Name
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
2012/13&
Outyears
5405
Motor Vehicle Sales Act
Information Programme
- - - - -
5575
Savings - Vote Consumer
Affairs
- (0.223) (0.223) (0.223) (0.223)
Total Operating
-
(0.223)
(0.223) (0.223) (0.223)
2
agreed to establish new appropriations where required to implement these initiatives, as described in
the attached initiative documents;
3
approved the changes to appropriations and/or projected balances of net assets of the administering
department (where applicable) to implement the initiatives, as set out in the attached initiative
documents;
4
agreed that the changes to appropriations and/or projected balances of net assets for 2008/09 above
be included in the 2008/09 Supplementary Estimates and that, in the interim, the increases be met
from Imprest Supply;
5
authorised the Minister of Finance and the Vote Minister to approve jointly any technical
adjustments to baselines necessary to remove any errors or inconsistencies identified while finalising
the 2008/09 Supplementary Estimates, the 2009/10 Estimates and the fiscal forecasts;
