3 Amendments of Paul TANG related to 2014/0332(NLE)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas in the light of latest statistical revisions agreed by the Member States, it appeared that a number of Member States underpaid their due contributions to the Union budget over a number of years, while others overpaid theirs; whereas these deviations were driven by the major statistical changes notified by Member States;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas the rules currently in force, as unanimously agreed within Council, would have resulted in the prompt correction of those under- and over-payments; whereas Member States were informed by note COMBUD 369/14 of October 17th 2014, leaving relatively little time for payment by the Member States that had to fulfil a substantial adjustment;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the fact that this proposal makes the Own Resources system even more complex and is aimed at amending legislation that will soon be replaced, retroactively, by already agreed pieces of legislation; stresses, against this background, the crucial role of the High Level Group on Own Resources in delivering proposals for overcoming the deficiencies of the current system; welcomes, furthermore, the recommendations of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) of 6 November 2014 to improve the performance of the EU budget; underlines that the ECA proposals, when adopted, should contribute to a more transparent and more predictable way of financing of the EU budget;