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"The June List rejects Parliament’s draft budget for 2005, which involves the EU’s commitments increasing to 1.24% of the EU countries’ anticipated gross domestic income. We believe that the commitments for 2005 definitely should not exceed the Commission’s proposal of 1.14%.
Even though the payments still do not exceed 1% of gross domestic income, these will gradually increase to the level of the commitments in the 2005 budget. This forms the point of departure for the long-term financial framework. That is why it is important to come down to a lower level by no later than 2005. The aim should be to come down below the expenditure ceiling of 1% of gross domestic income.
Below is a selection of proposed cut-backs:
* We believe that the EU should begin cutting back on agricultural aid by no later than 2005.
* The subsidy to EU political parties should be completely abolished.
* The subsidy for tobacco cultivation should be abolished. It should be the responsibility of the individual countries successfully to help the farmers concerned convert to other crops.
* The subsidy for information provision can be reduced because we believe it to be difficult, politically, to provide objective information prior to the referendums on the Constitution. We believe it is the responsibility of the individual countries and of the political parties in these countries to provide such information. The EU should avoid interfering in the democratic process in the Member States."@en1
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