Amending budget 6/2009: revision of forecasts of TOR, VAT and GNI bases; 2005 and 2008 UK corrections; financing of the gross reductions in GNI payments of Sweden and the Netherlands in 2009

2009/2047(BUD)

The Committee on Budgets unanimously adopted the report drawn up by Jutta HAUG (SD, DE) approving unamended draft amending budget No 6/2009.

The committee recalls that the sole purpose of this draft amending budget is to incorporate formally the following technical adjustments into the 2009 budget:

  • the revision of the forecast of traditional own resources as well as the Value-added Tax (VAT) and Gross National Income (GNI) bases;
  • the budgeting of the relevant UK corrections as well as their financing;
  • the revision of financing of GNI reductions in favour of the Netherlands and Sweden in 2009.