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Requete seeks to reverse 'fake' FTP saving decision

A POLITICAL move to overturn the Policy Council's controversial decision to bank a 'fake' saving has been launched.

Requete seeks to reverse 'fake' FTP saving decision
Requete seeks to reverse 'fake' FTP saving decision / Guernsey Press

Deputy Matt Fallaize is drafting a requete that would allow deputies to reverse the decision to allow a £650,000 budget transfer as an FTP saving.

The move attracted widespread criticism as a 'simple book-keeping' exercise rather than a legitimate saving, and banked FTP consultants Capita just over £40,000 in a reward fee.

News of the political intervention came as chief minister Jonathan Le Tocq and Treasury minister Gavin St Pier defended the Financial Transformation Programme against recent criticism, the role of Capita and the amount the consultants were being paid.

Deputy St Pier also confirmed the Policy Council would be looking at the 'fake saving' again on 22 September, after the third request from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for a re-think.