Activities of Richard ASHWORTH related to 2014/0332(NLE)
Plenary speeches (1)
Budgets 2014 and 2015 (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas onea number of Member States which, over the years, hadve largely benefited from past underestimation of itstheir GNI expressed its reluctance to pay by the legal deadline the additional amounts dutheir concern with the unprecedented level of redistribution to be paid by the legal deadline;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned byNotes the proposed larger discretion left to Member States as to the timing of their contributions to the Union budget; stresses that this would create a precedent that could have an impact on the Commission's treasury, the timing of payments to the beneficiaries of the Union budget and, ultimately, the credibility of the Union's budget;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the fact that this proposal makes the Own Resources system even more complex and is aimed at amending legislation that will soon be replaced, retroactively, by already agreed pieces of legislation; stresses, against this background, the crucial role of the High Level Group on Own Resources in delivering proposals for overcoming the deficiencies of the current system;