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Having voted for Mr Mulder’s report, I wish to congratulate him on his excellent work.
Yet again, the Community Budget has recorded a surplus, amounting in total to EUR 5 469 843 705.65 for 2003.
Much of this final amount is accounted for by the under-spending of payment appropriations. As in previous financial years, this situation is largely caused by the poor implementation of Structural Fund programmes (representing EUR 3.134 billion or 66% of the under-spend) and this gives considerable cause for concern.
I therefore want to express my dissatisfaction with this additional surplus, in view of the fact that, quite apart from this amount, the Sixth Amending Budget of 2003 had already reduced the 2003 budget by EUR 5 billion due to a significant overestimation of payments under the Structural Funds.
As a result, I find it very much to be regretted that this figure marks an end to the favourable development recorded over recent financial years, which saw a reduction in the surplus from EUR 15 billion in 2001 to EUR 7 billion in 2002.
As the British rebate for any given year must be funded during the following financial year, meaning that the twenty-five Member States will share in funding the 2003 rebate, I am in favour of the adjustment to the rebate proposed for 2003, which should be incorporated into this draft amending budget.
I am sure that members of this Parliament and of the Council will continue to be guided by wisdom in taking future decisions relating to the financial perspectives."@en1
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