Amending budget 8/2008: European Economic and Social Committee EESC, adjustments of pay and pensions expenditure

The Committee on Budgets unanimously adopted the report, without amendment, by Ville ITÄLÄ (EPP-ED, FI) on draft amending budget No 8/2008 of the European Union.

The committee takes note of Preliminary draft amending budget No 8/2008, which reduces the Economic and Social Committee's 2008 costs by some EUR 318 262 and its revenue by EUR 48 265.

The committee states that although the principle of presenting an amending budget updating technical data which served to establish the budget in the first place (with a view to returning funds to the taxpayer) is to be welcomed, in this particular case, the cost of the administrative procedure may unfortunately exceed the actual money to be returned.