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Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
Okay. That is the difference: the total is part of the emergency budget review, but some of it—£223.9 million—is in this autumn budget review. Is that right?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
Okay. Other colleagues may want to come in.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
Right, okay.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
Right. I remember that you made an estimate of different things, including this, and, actually, it is turning out better. So, this year, we do not need to worry too much about when the fiscal framework review concludes because we are basically okay for this year. Is that a fair summary?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
Okay, that is a good, clear answer.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
I will stop there.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
And we are so unsure about the £191.5 million that we cannot put it in at the moment.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
I know that we have problems this year, but we are not depending on the fiscal review to fix this year’s budget.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
I go back to the technical adjustments and the IFRS 16 adjustments. I understand that operating leases did not used to be on the balance sheet and now will be as both an asset and a liability, so the net effect is nil. Does that have an impact on our borrowing limit of £3 billion?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting date: 22 November 2022
John Mason
It does not. Will it in the future?