AQW 8628/08 Written question to the Minister for Regional Development
To ask the Minister for Regional Development what assessment he has made of the impact of the increase in (i) fuel costs; and (ii) fuel duty on the departmental budget and the realisation of efficiency targets; and what action he has taken to mitigate against these increased costs.
Asked by Naomi Long MLA on 25 June 2008
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 25 June 2008
- Answer due by
- 9 July 2008
- Answered
- 7 July 200812 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My department anticipated increased fuel costs and fuel duty when preparing spending proposals for Budget 2008-2011. An element of these increased costs has already been reflected in the departmental budget.
DRD is currently assessing the impact of the latest fuel costs and fuel duty on the departmental budget and the need to submit bids in the September 2008 Monitoring Round.
At this stage it is not expected that the increase in fuel costs will affect my department's ability to meet its efficiency targets.