Amending budget 7/2004: section III Commission, balance of budget 2003

The committee adopted the report by Jan MULDER (ALDE, NL) approving the Council's Draft amending budget no. 7/2004 unamended. MEPs expressed dissatisfaction with the additional surplus of EUR 5 470 million for the 2003 budget, which was largely due to the poor implementation of the Structural Funds.