Amending budget 4/2021: update of revenue; revised forecast of own resources and other revenue

The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Pierre LARROUTUROU (S&D, FR) on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2021 of the European Union for the financial year 2021 - Update of revenue following the entry into force on 1 June 2021 of Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 on the system of own resources of the European Union, the revised forecast of own resources and other revenue.

The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament approve the Council position on draft amending budget No 4/2021.

The purpose of DAB 4/2021 is to update the revenue side of the budget to take account of: (i) the entry into force on 1 June 2021 of Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053, applicable from 1 January 2021; (ii) the updated own resources forecasts for the 2021 budget agreed by the Advisory Committee on Own Resources on 26 May 2021; (iii) the update of other revenues such as the United Kingdom contribution, fines and others.

The report underlined Parliament's particular commitment to the new own resources and their introduction over the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) according to the roadmap established by the Interinstitutional Agreement.