1 Amendments of Dick ERIXON related to 2024/0089(BUD)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the calculation of the adjusted annual GNI lump-sum reductions for the five beneficiary Member States, which amount to around EUR 5,4 billion net; highlights the fact that these rebates are inflation-linked and have therefore increased at a higher rate than the MFF ceilings, which are adjusted annually on the basis of the 2 % deflator; stresses that this anomaly increases the burden on the other Member States; recalls that the rebates serve foremost as a corrective mechanism, aiming to compensate for high per capita contributions of the net- paying Member States into the EU budget and must absolutely be maintained;