PE751.583

PURPOSE: presentation of draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget 2023 which aims to update revenue (own resources) and other technical adjustments including the set-up and financing for 2023 of the new Defence Industrial Reinforcement Instrument and of the European Chips Act.

CONTENT: the main purpose of Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 3 for the year 2023 is to update the revenue side of the budget to take account of the latest developments as regards:

- the updated own resources forecasts for the 2023 budget agreed by the Advisory Committee on Own Resources (ACOR) on 25 May 2023. This update is typically presented shortly after the ACOR forecast meeting, in line with the Member States’ expectations that the ACOR updates are budgeted as soon as possible;

- to update other revenues such as the United Kingdom contribution, fines and other.

Additionally, DAB 3/2023 includes the following specific elements related to expenditure:

- adjustments with respect to the set-up and financing for 2023 of the new Defence Industrial Reinforcement Instrument established by the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP). The adjustment includes creating two new budget lines initially with a token entry (‘p.m.’): (i) support expenditure for the Defence Industrial Reinforcement Instrument; (ii) Defence Industrial Reinforcement Instrument;

- adjustments with respect to the financing of the European Chips Act for 2023 (cancelling of EUR 80 million in payment appropriations) following the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on 18 April 2023;

- cancellation of appropriations (EUR 45.3 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 24.8 million in payment appropriations) from the reserve line for the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPA), due to delays in the negotiations with three third countries (namely Morocco, Liberia and Solomon Islands);

- reinforcement of the budget of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) by EUR 81 857 to cover the rent, charges and other expenditure for the EDPS building facilities, which are hosted by the European Parliament.

Overall, the net impact of DAB 3/2023 on expenditure amounts to an increase of EUR 54.8 million in commitment appropriations and a decrease of EUR 190.9 million in payment appropriations .

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