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"This text rejects the arbitrary cuts proposed by the Member States for the 2013 budget. In its proposal, which Parliament supports, the Commission called for an increase in payments in order to meet budgetary commitments and outstanding payments from previous years. I abstained in the vote, however, because it supports the funding for the ITER nuclear fusion programme, a pipe dream that is a money pit for the European budget. At the same time, the report calls for cuts in certain lines, including some that are linked to development cooperation. I also voted in favour of amendments that sought to use the nuclear funds to finance programmes to dismantle plants, though these were rejected. I abstained on the amendments calling for a reduction in the subsidies for tobacco production. These reductions would have a severe impact on small farmers. Unless we call for a ban on the production and marketing of tobacco, this reduction would be counterproductive. Finally, I abstained, too, on the amendments calling for a single seat for the European Parliament. We need to have a real debate on that subject, not just a few amendments, as is the case here."@en1
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