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"Mr President, in order that this Parliament does not lose any authority in the eyes of Member State citizens, we must respond to the current economic situation. In practice, this means the prudent and effective management of public funds.
The report we are now debating is in many ways a step in the right direction. I am pleased that it contains a commitment not to increase any payments for MEPs and assistants until the end of the current Parliament. I am also pleased that it states clearly and unequivocally that the greatest potential for dispute in the European Parliament’s budgetary chapter concerns the reduction in the number of seats in our institution. I hope this statement will remain in the text of the resolution even after tomorrow’s vote. We cannot justify to our citizens the fact that we needlessly spend more than EUR 200 million a year just on shuttling between Brussels and Strasbourg. This must be brought to an end.
Overall, however, the submitted report anticipates a 1.9% increase in the European Parliament's budget next year compared to this year, excluding the costs of Croatia’s accession. I still consider this too large an increase. The right thing would be to leave expenditure at the current level and have no increase."@en1
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