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P reliminary D raft B udget 2010. Working towards economic recovery, stimulating growth and innovation. Siim Kallas EC Vice-President for Administrative Affairs, Audit & Anti-Fraud Brussels, 29 April 2009. EU Budget 2010 – gearing up for growth.
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PreliminaryDraftBudget 2010 Working towards economic recovery, stimulating growth and innovation Siim KallasEC Vice-President for Administrative Affairs, Audit & Anti-Fraud Brussels, 29 April 2009
EU Budget 2010 – gearing up for growth Securing extra funds for European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP); Focusing investments to maintain jobs and stimulate growth: • Biggest budget share for research, education, innovation; • More funds for energy and transport infrastructure; • Stable spending to support people and businesses. Boosting integration of EU-12 through cohesion policy and agriculture; Increasing support for justice and security programmes; Responding to global needs and standing by commitments to poorer countries. 2
The EU budget as an instrument for recovery EU Economic Plan for Recovery (EERP - €5bn) EERP +€ 2.4 bn EERP +€ 2.6 bn €139 bn PDB 2010 €134 bn Budget 2009 €129 bn Budget 2008 2010: second year of European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP) – an extra €2.4bn to confirm in 2010
EU spendingproposal for 2010 • Commitment appropriations • €138.6 billion • 1.18% of EU GNI • +€5.0 billion, 3.8% compared to 2009 * • Payment appropriations • €122.3 billion • 1.04% of EU GNI • +€5.4 billion, 4.7% compared to 2009* * Excluding Economic Recovery Plan, Solidarity Fund, Food Facility 4
Where EU money in 2010 could go *Excluding extraordinary measures taken in 2009: Economic Recovery Plan, Solidarity Fund, Food Facility 5
Biggest investments to restore growth and jobs Competitiveness, growth, jobs and cohesion PEOPLE: 9m citizens to benefitfrom European Social Fundin 2010 Budget heading 1 BUSINESS: +400,000 jobs for SMEsby 2013 R&D: €6.2bn for researchin 2010 INFRASTRUCTURE: 25,000 km road built/rebuilt by 2013 2010: Steady rise in funds for jobs and growth 6
Boosting integration of EU-12 into cohesion policy Share of Cohesion and Structural Funds: Budget heading 1b 48% EU-15 Cohesion, growth, employment 56% EU-15 commitments: €49.4bn 77% EU-15 +2% on 2009 52% EU-12 47% EU-12 • Cohesion Fund: +9.6% • Territorial cooperation: +3.7% 23% EU-10 2006 2008 2010 Balancing funding asEU-12 to receive biggest share: 52% Member States now on an equal footing 7
Phasing-in of EU-12 for agricultural support management of natural resources 81% EU-15 total commitments for heading 2: €59bn 82% EU-15 84% EU-15 +5.1% on 2009* (* excluding Economic Recovery Plan) Direct aid & Market related expenditure: +6.4% Rural development:+2.4% 19% EU-12 18% EU-12 16% EU-12 2008 2009 2010 • EU-12 agricultural income now 47% higher since accession • 2010 to see EU-12 receive €11bn in agricultural support 8
Making Europe and its borders a safer place for all Citizenship, freedom, security, justice: Budget heading 3* commitments: €1.6bn +7.6% on 2009* €1.6bn PDB 2010 €1.5 bn Budget 2009 Securing and safeguarding liberties 15.5% Managing migration flows +6.3% Culture +3.4% €1.3 bn Budget 2008 * Excluding European Solidarity Fund 9
Responding to needs beyond EU borders Budget heading 4 EU as a global partner commitments: €7.9bn €8.1bn Food facility €7.5bn Food facility +1.8% on 2009* €7.9bn PDB 2010 Food facility Budget 2009 *Excluding Food Facility Budget 2008 Instrument for Stability: +16.7% Pre-accession IPA: +4.9% Common Foreign Security Policy (CFSP) :+15.9% • Helping the world’s poorest recover from the downturn • A strong stance on global stage to meet global challenges: • climate change, energy, food security, globalisation… 10
Administrative spending Administration: Budget heading 5 European Commission : +0.9% Other institutions: +2.4% Commitments: €7.8bn €7.8bn PDB 2010 €7.7bn Budget 2009 +2.1% on 2009 €7.6bn Budget 2008 EC administrative spending slows as enlargement needs met 11
Share of spending areas by headings,in % Total: € 138.6 billion 12