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"Madam President, this report on the budget by Derek Vaughan is certainly a step in the right direction. I was very pleased to see such a large majority in this House vote in favour of one seat, but we in Parliament have already taken some concrete steps in that direction by combining the August and September plenary sittings in Strasbourg into one instead of two trips in September. Next year, we could look at doing the same thing for a number of other months, so that we end up with bi-monthly visits rather than two per month, which would have the effect of cutting the budget.
I also voted for the procedure to verify all expenditure from the general expenditure allowance. I do not actually think that would save a great deal of money because we would probably need to employ a lot of staff to verify what was happening, but it would contribute significantly to accountability and greater transparency.
Finally, I believe that the establishing of a working group to take a full look at Parliament’s budget and to look into travel and other costs is a positive recommendation. We must then, of course, act on the recommendations that it makes."@en1
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