Legislative Observatory
European Parliament
Please fill in this field to find a procedure

Amending budget 2/2013: increase of revenue and payment appropriations

2013/2056(BUD)

On 2 April 2013, the Commission submitted to the Council draft amending budget (DAB) No 2/2013 proposing to increase payment appropriations by EUR 11.2 billion in 2013 across (sub-)headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3a, 3b and 4 of the multiannual financial framework (MFF).

This amount would aim at covering the outstanding needs in payment appropriations until the end of the year:

  • EUR 982.601 million has been requested for sub-heading 1a,
  • EUR 9 001.150 million for sub-heading 1b, EUR 608.490 million for heading 2,
  • EUR 128.350 million for sub-heading 3a, EUR 15.150 million for sub-heading 3b and
  • EUR 489.500 million for heading 4.

In addition DAB No 2/2013 covers an increase in the initial forecast of revenue from fines and penalties by EUR 290 million.

The Council agreed to provide EUR 7.3 billion in a first tranche and to focus this amount on measures to support economic growth, create jobs and tackle unemployment, especially among young people.

The amount of EUR 7.3 billion out of EUR 11.2 billion is proportionally distributed among the budget lines included in the Commission proposal at the level of 65% of the initially requested amounts.

On 9 July 2013, the Council adopted its position on draft amending budget No 2/2013 on the basis of the above-mentioned elements and as set out in the technical annex to the explanatory memorandum of this Council draft amending budget.