Supplementary and amending budget 5/1999

The Parliament adopted the report drafted by Mrs. Barbara DUHRKOP-DUHRKOP (PES, D) concerning the draft supplementary and amending budget 5/1999. It notes that the Council has adopted draft supplementary and amending budget 5/1999 without modification, and observes, once again, that the Commission's forecasts for agricultural expenditure were overestimated, creating provisions which do not correspond to sound and efficient management; it supports the proposal to increase the supplementary posts for OLAF in order to accelerate the operating stage of the new structure. It approves the budgetary decision to increase DSAB 5/1999 by EUR 25 million in payment appropriations to be allocated to the Phare programme according to the urgent needs expressed by the Commission; it calls on the Council to adopt SAB 5/1999, as modified, without modification in order not to delay payments.�