Activities of Estelle GRELIER related to 2011/2042(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Preparation of 2012 budget (debate)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is aware that the level of payments finally implemented every year sometimes entails a significant so-called ‘surplus’ compared to the level of payments originally agreed by the budget authority, meaning that Member States’ national contributions to the EU budget are therefore decreased accordingly and their fiscal positions improved; does not consider the Council’s concerns as to the level and timing of this ‘return’ relevant in addressing the sensitive underlying political issue of the financing of the EU budget; strongly urges the Commission, therefore, to make proposals for the establishment of new and genuine own resources, such as the financial transaction tax, as mentioned in the European Parliament resolution on the "innovative financing at a global and European level" (INI/2010/2105), so as to provide the EU with real and autonomous financial resources;