As plans for the EIT did not exist when the 2007-2013 Financial Perspective was decided, the Commission proposed taking the necessary amount from the "margin under the ceiling" of the "Competitiveness for growth and jobs" heading, i.e. appropriations that have not been assigned to a given policy.
Deputāti atkārtoja 2006. gada reformas laikā izteikto prasību: cukurbiešu audzētājiem jāsaņem 50 % atbalsta, ko izmaksā no Restrukturizācijas fondiem.