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FINANCIAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2011 - States Assembly

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THE ANNUAL <strong>REPORT</strong>THE STATES OF JERSEY BUSINESS <strong>AND</strong> <strong>FINANCIAL</strong> PLANNING CYCLECOMMON INVESTMENT FUNDSocial Security FundsFundSocial Security FundHealth Insurance FundSocial Security (Reserve) FundPurposeThese funds collect Social Security Contributions, and pay related benefitsand any associated expenses. The Reserve fund provides a buffer for thesepayments in the future.Strategic InvestmentsFundJersey Electricity plcJersey New Waterworks CompanyJersey Telecom Group LimitedJersey Post International LimitedPurposeThe <strong>States</strong> owns controlling investments in these utility companies, butas it does not exert direct control these are accounted for as StrategicInvestments in the Accounts. More information about the valuation of thesecompanies is given in Note 11.Independent BodiesFundIncluding, for example– Jersey Competition Regulation Authority– Jersey Financial Services CommissionPurposeThese bodies mainly provide supervisory and regulatory functions,and are established by legislation to be independent from the <strong>States</strong>of Jersey.2.3.5 Common Investment FundThe <strong>States</strong> of Jersey – Common Investment Fund (CIF) is only open to <strong>States</strong> Funds (including Reserves,Separately Constituted (Special) Funds, Trust Funds and Bequest Funds), and allows them to benefitfrom greater investment opportunities and economies of scale. Investments in the CIF and associatedtransactions are included in these Accounts to the extent that they relate to entities within the AccountingBoundary. More details on the operation of the CIF are given in Note 30.2.3.62.4 The <strong>States</strong> of Jersey Business and Financial Planning CycleThe <strong>States</strong> approved changes to the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 in July <strong>2011</strong> to introduce longer termfinancial planning and the approval of a three-year Medium Term Financial Plan from 2013.Current ProcessThe current annual financial planning cycle began with the <strong>States</strong> Strategic Plan 2009–2014 which setout the <strong>States</strong>’ vision for the next five years including the broad financial framework. Each year an AnnualBusiness Plan then allocated funds to individual departments and capital projects so as to deliver Jersey’sStrategic Aims. The 2012 Business Plan, debated in September <strong>2011</strong>, is the last in the current format andapproved revenue and capital expenditure for 2012 and indicative expenditure totals for a further two years.13

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