166 of the Single European Act (1986) and education (COMETT programme 1987-1989) The Parliament argued that such a practice contributed to reduce its budgetary power on non-compulsory expenditure entrusted to it by the Treaty.
Parlaments to apstrīdēja, apgalvojot, ka šādas prakses dēļ tiek mazinātas budžeta pilnvaras neobligāto izdevumu jomā, kuras Parlamentam uzticētas atbilstoši Līgumam.