Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-30-Speech-4-058"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-05-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:SAB 2/2002 as modified by the Council2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020530.5.4-058"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-30-Speech-4-0592
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	"Madam President, I would first like to thank the rapporteur for his excellent work. The additional budget under discussion contains two central issues: budgeting last year’s surplus and the new system for own resources. The new system for own resources was already in this year’s budget in December but it had to be removed because some Member States had not ratified it. Bringing the income side of the budget up to date in the middle of the year, despite agreement on the matter having been reached as early as two and a half years previously, is poor management. The 40% reduction in the United Kingdom’s contribution will be retained in the system of own resources. It is high time that this reduction was dispensed with, for example when drawing up the next financial perspectives because there is little basis for it. For example a small Member State like Finland has to finance this reduction with a sum corresponding to the annual running costs of an average-sized university. The most depressing part of this year’s additional budget is the budgeting of last year’s surplus. Unused appropriations already amount to approximately EUR 18 billion, or 20% of the entire budget. This indicates incredibly poor management. This particularly concerns the Structural Funds in which under-utilisation stands at EUR 10.5 billion. This seriously threatens the regional and structural policy of the whole EU. Madam President, the Council’s aim to weaken the status of Parliament as a budgetary authority in conjunction with the updating of the Financial Regulation has overshadowed discussion of the additional budget. It tried to transfer powers belonging to Parliament to itself. Fortunately, Parliament’s firm stand forced the Council to realise the facts and at the moment the updating of the regulation is progressing with better mutual understanding. Therefore, as a gesture of goodwill and to create a good atmosphere for cooperation, the Committee on Budgets is ready to relinquish its justified amendments which it made in the first reading of the additional budget and to accept the proposal of the Council as it stands. My group supports this position."@en1

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