Amending budget 4/2008: surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget 2007

On 16 April 2008, the Commission submitted to the Council preliminary draft amending budget (PDAB) No. 4 to the general budget for 2008 concerning the budgeting of the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2007.

The implementation of the budget year 2007 shows a surplus of EUR 1 528 833 290 resulting from:

(a) An over-registering in revenue (+ EUR 72 957 868.80) divided by Title as follows:

1. Own resources: - EUR 44 213 023.09;

3. Surpluses, balances and adjustments: - EUR 1 803 949.63;

4. Revenue accruing from persons working with the institutions and with other Community bodies: - EUR 17 788 979.58;

5. Revenue accruing from the administrative operation of the institutions: + EUR 64 174 769.55;

6. Contributions and refunds in connection with Community agreements and programmes: + EUR 21 846 419.43;

7. Interest on late payment and fines: + EUR 34 275 928.78;

8. Borrowing and lending operations: + EUR 8 351 122.22;

9. Miscellaneous revenue: + EUR 8 115 581.12;

(b) An under-spending of payment appropriations (+ EUR 1 579 386 212.59) divided by

Heading of the Financial Framework as follows:

1. Sustainable Growth: + EUR 496 303 313.18;

2. Preservation and Management of Natural Resources: + EUR 414 237 722.81;

3. Citizenship, Freedom, Security and Justice: + EUR 151 134 747.57;

4. The EU as a Global Partner: + EUR 303 712 113.70;

5. Administration (All Institutions): + EUR 213 998 315.33;

(c) A negative balance of monetary exchange (- EUR 123 510 791.35).

The budgeting of this surplus will diminish accordingly the global contribution of the Member States to the financing of the general budget. On 26 May 2008, the Council established draft amending budget No. 4, as submitted by the Commission in its PDAB No. 4 and as set out in the technical annex to the explanatory memorandum of the draft budget of the Council (see doc. 9904/08 ADD 1).