Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-03-12-Speech-2-033"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2003 budget guidelines2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020312.3.2-033"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-12-Speech-2-0342
lpv:speaker	lp:Kyösti Virrankoski2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Suomen Keskusta (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I first wish to thank my Swedish colleagues, Göran Färm and Per Stenmarck, for their excellent reports. Strengthening the guidelines for budgetary procedure is the first step in the drafting of next year’s budget. My group stresses the importance of strict budgetary discipline. This means that the budget should not include unnecessary appropriations and that economy should be a feature of financial management. Proper budgeting leads to a decrease in payment arrears and promotes the implementation of budgeted programmes. In this respect the figures in recent years have been disheartening. In the year 2000, EUR 8.5 billion in appropriations were unused, and last year the amount was as much as EUR 12 billion. The situation is therefore alarming. In no way does this reflect rigorous financial management: it is symptomatic of poor administration. The Commission is unable to implement those areas of policy that Parliament has held to be important and for which it has authorised appropriations. As a result, areas of policy are implemented unsatisfactorily, while at the same time the arrears – the unpaid commitments – grow. There is no such massive degree of underutilisation in the administration of any Member State’s budget. For that reason our group not only supports budgetary discipline but is also strongly in favour of the Commission’s programme of reform. This is lent additional weight by the recent so-called new disclosures in the Commission’s administration. The matter of personal accountability must be clarified and the power of decision-making delegated downwards in the organisation. Accountability and result-oriented management are the key words here. There are special requirements associated with enlargement. The budget for 2003 may be the last one drafted for a Union of 15 Member States. In this regard our group also believes that the appropriations connected with enlargement are absolutely crucial. I wish the rapporteurs for the budget every success in their future work."@en1

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