PURPOSE: final adoption of amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2008.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2008/607/EC, Euratom.

CONTENT: the European Parliament effected the final adoption of amending budget 4/2008 of the European Union (in accordance with its resolution of 5 June 2008 – please see the summary of the resolution).

This amending budget is intended to budget the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2007, being the amount of EUR 1 528 833 290 .

Budget 2008/607
OJ L 208 05.08.2008, p. 0151

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Results of vote in Parliament

The European Parliament adopted by 612 votes to 13, with 10 abstentions, a resolution which aims to approve, unamended, the draft amending budget No 4/2008 of the European Union.

The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Kyösti VIRRANKOSKI (ALDE, FI) on behalf of the Committee on Budgets.

The Parliament recalls that this draft budget only aims to enter in the 2008 budget the surplus of the financial year 2007, amounting to EUR 1 528 833 290 . This surplus is mainly due to an over-registering in revenue of EUR 72 957 868 and an under-spending in expenditure of EUR 1 579 386 212, and a negative balance of monetary exchange of -EUR 123 510 791.

Lastly, the Parliament indicates that, compared to previous years, the under-spending of payment appropriations has further decreased.

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The Committee on Budgets unanimously adopted the report by Kyösti VIRRANKOSKI (ALDE, FI), approving unamended Draft amending budget No 4/2008 of the European Union.

MEPs point out that the aim of this draft budget is to enter in the 2008 budget the surplus of the 2007 financial year, amounting to EUR 1 528 833 290, which is mainly due to an over-registering in revenue of EUR 72 957 868, an under-spending in expenditure of EUR 1 579 386 212 and a negative balance of monetary exchange of -EUR 123 510 791.

MEPs note that, compared to previous years, the under -spending of payment appropriations has further decreased. In 2007 it amounted to:

EUR 648 million for Heading 1, EUR 361 million for Heading 2, EUR 241 million for Heading 3, EUR 362 million for Heading 4, EUR 903 million for Heading 5.

MEPs therefore decided to adopt Draft amending budget No 4/2008 unamended.

On 16 April 2008, the Commission submitted to the Council preliminary draft amending budget (PDAB) No. 4 to the general budget for 2008 concerning the budgeting of the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2007.

The implementation of the budget year 2007 shows a surplus of EUR 1 528 833 290 resulting from:

(a) An over-registering in revenue (+ EUR 72 957 868.80) divided by Title as follows:

1. Own resources: - EUR 44 213 023.09;

3. Surpluses, balances and adjustments: - EUR 1 803 949.63;

4. Revenue accruing from persons working with the institutions and with other Community bodies: - EUR 17 788 979.58;

5. Revenue accruing from the administrative operation of the institutions: + EUR 64 174 769.55;

6. Contributions and refunds in connection with Community agreements and programmes: + EUR 21 846 419.43;

7. Interest on late payment and fines: + EUR 34 275 928.78;

8. Borrowing and lending operations: + EUR 8 351 122.22;

9. Miscellaneous revenue: + EUR 8 115 581.12;

(b) An under-spending of payment appropriations ( + EUR 1 579 386 212.59 ) divided by

Heading of the Financial Framework as follows:

1. Sustainable Growth: + EUR 496 303 313.18;

2. Preservation and Management of Natural Resources: + EUR 414 237 722.81;

3. Citizenship, Freedom, Security and Justice: + EUR 151 134 747.57;

4. The EU as a Global Partner: + EUR 303 712 113.70;

5. Administration (All Institutions): + EUR 213 998 315.33;

(c) A negative balance of monetary exchange ( - EUR 123 510 791.35 ).

The budgeting of this surplus will diminish accordingly the global contribution of the Member States to the financing of the general budget. On 26 May 2008, the Council established draft amending budget No. 4, as submitted by the Commission in its PDAB No. 4 and as set out in the technical annex to the explanatory memorandum of the draft budget of the Council (see doc. 9904/08 ADD 1).

09904/2008

On 16 April 2008, the Commission submitted to the Council preliminary draft amending budget (PDAB) No. 4 to the general budget for 2008 concerning the budgeting of the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2007.

The implementation of the budget year 2007 shows a surplus of EUR 1 528 833 290 resulting from:

(a) An over-registering in revenue (+ EUR 72 957 868.80) divided by Title as follows:

1. Own resources: - EUR 44 213 023.09;

3. Surpluses, balances and adjustments: - EUR 1 803 949.63;

4. Revenue accruing from persons working with the institutions and with other Community bodies: - EUR 17 788 979.58;

5. Revenue accruing from the administrative operation of the institutions: + EUR 64 174 769.55;

6. Contributions and refunds in connection with Community agreements and programmes: + EUR 21 846 419.43;

7. Interest on late payment and fines: + EUR 34 275 928.78;

8. Borrowing and lending operations: + EUR 8 351 122.22;

9. Miscellaneous revenue: + EUR 8 115 581.12;

(b) An under-spending of payment appropriations ( + EUR 1 579 386 212.59 ) divided by

Heading of the Financial Framework as follows:

1. Sustainable Growth: + EUR 496 303 313.18;

2. Preservation and Management of Natural Resources: + EUR 414 237 722.81;

3. Citizenship, Freedom, Security and Justice: + EUR 151 134 747.57;

4. The EU as a Global Partner: + EUR 303 712 113.70;

5. Administration (All Institutions): + EUR 213 998 315.33;

(c) A negative balance of monetary exchange ( - EUR 123 510 791.35 ).

The budgeting of this surplus will diminish accordingly the global contribution of the Member States to the financing of the general budget. On 26 May 2008, the Council established draft amending budget No. 4, as submitted by the Commission in its PDAB No. 4 and as set out in the technical annex to the explanatory memorandum of the draft budget of the Council (see doc. 9904/08 ADD 1).

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PE405.929

PURPOSE: to present the preliminary draft amending budget No 4 (PDAB) to the general budget 2008 of the European Union, in order to budget the surplus from 2007.

CONTENT: the present Preliminary Draft Amending Budget No 4/2008 is intended to budget the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2007.

This surplus is the only subject of this PDAB and amounts to EUR 1 528 833 290 (excluding the net balance with EFTA-EEA), which is therefore entered as revenue in the 2008 budget.

The registering of the surplus can be analysed as follows:

Revenue for the financial year: EUR 117 562 980 129.91; Payments against current year appropriations: EUR -113 027 971 812.19; Payment appropriations carried over to year N+1: EUR -3 114 011 336.73; EFTA appropriations carried over from year N-1: EUR -2 103 751.46; Cancellation of unused appropriations carried over from year N-1: EUR 246 263 210.47; Exchange differences for the year: EUR -123 510 791.35; Budget outturn 2007: EUR 1 541 645 648.65 .

The budgeting of the surplus will diminish accordingly the global contribution of the Member States to the financing of the EU Budget. This global decrease by Member State will also be influenced by the updated own resources forecast (TOR, VAT and GNI) including the updated amount of the UK correction.

COM(2008)0203
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PURPOSE: to present the preliminary draft amending budget No 4 (PDAB) to the general budget 2008 of the European Union, in order to budget the surplus from 2007.

CONTENT: the present Preliminary Draft Amending Budget No 4/2008 is intended to budget the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2007.

This surplus is the only subject of this PDAB and amounts to EUR 1 528 833 290 (excluding the net balance with EFTA-EEA), which is therefore entered as revenue in the 2008 budget.

The registering of the surplus can be analysed as follows:

Revenue for the financial year: EUR 117 562 980 129.91; Payments against current year appropriations: EUR -113 027 971 812.19; Payment appropriations carried over to year N+1: EUR -3 114 011 336.73; EFTA appropriations carried over from year N-1: EUR -2 103 751.46; Cancellation of unused appropriations carried over from year N-1: EUR 246 263 210.47; Exchange differences for the year: EUR -123 510 791.35; Budget outturn 2007: EUR 1 541 645 648.65 .

The budgeting of the surplus will diminish accordingly the global contribution of the Member States to the financing of the EU Budget. This global decrease by Member State will also be influenced by the updated own resources forecast (TOR, VAT and GNI) including the updated amount of the UK correction.

COM(2008)0203
EUR-Lex