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

The European Parliament adopted, by 493 votes to 4 with 17 abstentions, a resolution aiming to approve, without amendment, the draft amending budget No 8/2008 of the European Union.

The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Ville ITÄLÄ (EPP-ED, FI) on behalf of the Committee on Budgets.

Parliament 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 and approves the draft amending budget No 8/2008 unamended.

Parliament 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.