Amending budget 8/2008: European Economic and Social Committee EESC, adjustments of pay and pensions expenditure
On 6 October 2008, the Commission forwarded to the Council preliminary draft amending budget (PDAB) No 9/2008.
This PDAB concerns only the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and relates to two technical adjustments concerning salaries and pensions, resulting in:
- a reduction in expenditure on remuneration and pensions of approximately 0.8 %, due to the difference between the 2.2 % estimated increase and the 1.4 % actual increase;
- an increase in expenditure on remuneration and pensions of approximately 0.2 %, due to the one-off backdated payment of 0.4 % for the last six months of 2007.
The impact of these adjustments on the budget will be EUR 318 262 in expenditure (approximate 0.6 % reduction in commitment appropriations and payment appropriations for remuneration) and EUR 48 265 in revenue (corresponding reduction in the contribution to the pension scheme), resulting in a net reduction of EUR 269 997 in the EESC's budget for 2008.
On 18 November 2008, the Council established draft amending budget No 8 (and not 9) for 2008, as proposed by the Commission in its PDAB No 9 as set out in the technical annex to this statement of reasons (see Council doc 15765/08 ADD 1).
It should be noted that the preliminary draft budget No 9/2008 becomes the draft amending budget No 8/2008 after 1st reading in the Council.