Draft amending budget no 3 to the general budget 2025 - Adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates

Tabled by Julien Sanchez, Auke Zijlstra

1. Removed: Takes note of Draft amending budget No 3/2025 as submitted by the Commission, and in particular of the overall very low impact on Member States’ GNI contributions, due to the balance of higher payment needs and additional revenue flows; Added: Disapproves of the presentation made by the Commission in Draft Amending Budget No 3/2025, which, despite the exceptional increase in revenue from fines and penalties as well as the surplus of traditional own resources, still requests additional GNI contributions amounting to EUR 31,9 million; stresses that such recourse reflects unbalanced budgetary management and confirms the Commission’s tendency to systematically shift the financial burden onto the Member States, instead of controlling its expenditure and making more efficient use of existing revenues;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE778.984