Welcomes the removal of the distinction hitherto made in the budget between compulsory expenditure, which mainly concerned agriculture, and non-compulsory expenditure; considers that this represents a substantial widening of the European Parliament's budgetary powers.
5. atzinīgi vērtē to, ka budžetā vairs nenošķir obligātos izdevumus, kas galvenokārt attiecās uz lauksaimniecību, no neobligātiem izdevumiem; uzskata, ka tas ievērojami paplašina Eiropas Parlamenta budžeta pilnvaras.