Amending budget 9/2008: increase in the forecast of revenue; decrease in payment appropriations

PURPOSE: final adoption of amending budget No 9/2008.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: 2009/43/EC, Euratom.

CONTENT: the European Parliament finally adopted amending budget No 9/2008 of the European Union, in accordance with its resolution of 18 December 2008 (please see the summary of the resolution).

This amending budget covers the net increase in the forecast of revenues (EUR 1 198.7 million) and the decrease of payment appropriations in budget lines for headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3b and 4 (EUR 4 891.3 million). The combined effect of these two factors leads to a net decrease in Member States’ contribution to the 2008 budget.

The amending budget also covers the inclusion of the budgetary aspects related to the financing of the Facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries in 2008, as resulting from the joint declaration of the Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2008 on the financing of the Food Facility (please refer to the summary of draft amended budget BUD/2008/2026 of 27 November 2008).