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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3306/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Greece, disclosure of information, economic statistics, economic union, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3306/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0080 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3306/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Greece is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3278/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Right of use on public property and calculation of the public deficit
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: access to information, budget deficit, loss, privatisation, public administration, public debt, public sector, statistics













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3278/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Right of use on public property and calculation of the public deficit  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0077 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3278/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: Right of use on public property and calculation of the public deficitThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.Can the revenue arising from the transfer of the right of use on public property be taken into account to reduce the deficit?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3276/96, E-3277/96, E-3278/96 and E-3279/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)In the case of privatization or other forms of sale of shares and equities, receipts by the general government are recorded as financial transactions. They have therefore no direct effect on the level of the deficit of the general government, which is defined in the Treaty as the balance of non-financial operations. This rule applies to both direct sales by the government and indirect sales (organized through a holding company for example).On the contrary, the sale of rights or licences by the general government is regarded, in principle, as non-financial transactions. It is recorded in the capital account and thus taken into account when determining general government deficit.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3404/96 by Gerardo FERNÁNDEZ-ALBOR to the Commission. ILO programme to combat child labour in Latin America
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, FERNANDEZ ALBOR
Subjects: EU aid, International Labour Organisation, Latin America, Pakistan, action programme, child labour, child protection, children's rights, co-financing













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3404/96 by Gerardo FERNÁNDEZ-ALBOR to the Commission. ILO programme to combat child labour in Latin America  


Official Journal C 105 , 03/04/1997 P. 0071 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3404/96 by Gerardo Fernández-Albor (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: ILO programme to combat child labour in Latin AmericaAccording to the International Labour Organization (ILO), child labour in Latin America involves the exploitation of between 20 and 25 milion minors aged under thirteen. To combat this abuse, the ILO has created a programme funded to the sum of US$ 12,5 million, called the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC).IPEC is intended to support programmes which will be self-sustainable when they no longer receive external funding and are coordinated with the various national programmes for ending child labour, in the context of development policy.Can the Commission state whether the EU as such is participating in the ILO's IPEC programme, and, if so, whether it believes that it should it should propose a significant degree of EU involvement?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)The most recent report on child labour by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), entitled 'Child Labour: targeting the intolerable', points out that there is a high level of child labour in many regions, including Latin America.The International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) currently has 20 participating countries involved in action programmes, with 12 donor countries, including several Member States.Within the framework of bilateral cooperation, the Commission has decided to participate in the IPEC programme in Pakistan. It is at present making arrangements with the ILO for joint financing of a pilot project aimed at eliminating child labour in that country, which is scheduled to start in 1997.In Latin America, the Commission did not participate in the International Labour Office's Piete programme, but it supports the implementation of numerous projects for the protection of children, targeting in particular street urchins in big cities, with funding amounting to some ECU 3 million for the first half of 1996 alone.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3312/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, Sweden, disclosure of information, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3312/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0081 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3312/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Sweden is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3303/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, Spain, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3303/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0079 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3303/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Spain is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3301/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Belgium, European Union, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3301/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0079 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3301/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Belgium is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3279/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Concession of public services and calculation of the public deficit
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: access to information, budget deficit, loss, privatisation, public administration, public debt, public sector, statistics













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3279/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Concession of public services and calculation of the public deficit  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0078 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3279/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: Concession of public services and calculation of the public deficitThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.Can the revenue arising from the concession of the right to provide public services on a franchise basis be taken into account to reduce the deficit where sales occur?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3276/96, E-3277/96, E-3278/96 and E-3279/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)In the case of privatization or other forms of sale of shares and equities, receipts by the general government are recorded as financial transactions. They have therefore no direct effect on the level of the deficit of the general government, which is defined in the Treaty as the balance of non-financial operations. This rule applies to both direct sales by the government and indirect sales (organized through a holding company for example).On the contrary, the sale of rights or licences by the general government is regarded, in principle, as non-financial transactions. It is recorded in the capital account and thus taken into account when determining general government deficit.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3304/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, Finland, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3304/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0079 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3304/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Finland is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3277/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Selling-off of enterprises and calculation of the public deficit
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: access to information, budget deficit, loss, privatisation, public administration, public debt, public sector, statistics













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3277/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Selling-off of enterprises and calculation of the public deficit  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0077 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3277/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: Selling-off of enterprises and calculation of the public deficitThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.Can the revenue arising from the selling-off of public-sector enterprises, property or rights be taken into account to reduce the deficit where such sales occur?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3276/96, E-3277/96, E-3278/96 and E-3279/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)In the case of privatization or other forms of sale of shares and equities, receipts by the general government are recorded as financial transactions. They have therefore no direct effect on the level of the deficit of the general government, which is defined in the Treaty as the balance of non-financial operations. This rule applies to both direct sales by the government and indirect sales (organized through a holding company for example).On the contrary, the sale of rights or licences by the general government is regarded, in principle, as non-financial transactions. It is recorded in the capital account and thus taken into account when determining general government deficit.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3388/96 by José TORRES COUTO to the Commission. The Alqueva Dam project
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, TORRES COUTO
Subjects: Community support framework, EU aid, EU financing, Portugal, engineering structure, project evaluation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3388/96 by José TORRES COUTO to the Commission. The Alqueva Dam project  


Official Journal C 083 , 14/03/1997 P. 0127 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3388/96 by José Torres Couto (PSE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: The Alqueva Dam projectGiven that the construction of the Alqueva Dam in Portgual is extremely important for the strengthening of the basis of the regional economy, which is provided for in the 1994-1999 Community support framework approved by the Commission through the decision published in C(94)382 of 25 February 1994 and notified through the decision published in C(95)2459 of 13 November 1995, and given that it was the overall assessment of this project supported by the Commission in 1991/1992 which indicated that the project was viable, how does the Commission, and Commissioner Wulf-Mathies, justify the delays in the payment of the Community funds set aside for the project and the unlawful attempt of which we have now learned to have the project for this dam cancelled unilaterally?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (9 January 1997)The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the reply it gave to Oral Question H-0930/96 by Mr Barros Moura during question time at Parliament's December 1996 part-session ((Debates of the Parliament (December 1996). )).
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3305/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, France, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3305/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0079 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3305/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in France is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3298/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3298/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0078 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3298/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in the EU is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3392/96 by Jan MULDER to the Commission. Budgetary discipline - monthly EAGGF Guarantee Section advances
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, MULDER
Subjects: Community loan, EAGGF Guarantee Section, EU Member State, EU law, aid system, budget policy, credit guarantee, fraud against the EU













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3392/96 by Jan MULDER to the Commission. Budgetary discipline - monthly EAGGF Guarantee Section advances  


Official Journal C 105 , 03/04/1997 P. 0070 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3392/96 by Jan Mulder (ELDR) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: Budgetary discipline - monthly EAGGF Guarantee Section advancesIn its decision of 31 October 1994 on budgetary discipline (94/729/EC ((OJ L 293, 12.11.1994, p. 14. ))), the Council ruled that the Commission may reduce or provisionally suspend the monthly EAGGF Guarantee section advances in the event of non-compliance with Community rules and clear misuse of Community funds.Could the Commission list the occasions on which it has had recourse to that procedure since then?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (8 January 1997)Article 13 of Council Decision 94/729/EC of 31 October 1994 on budgetary discipline stipulates that in cases where the Commission finds manifest non-compliance with the rules and a clear misuse of Community funds, it may reduce or provisionally suspend the monthly advances to Member States.The Commission has used these powers several times, the first occasion being when deciding on the monthly advances to be paid to the Member States at the beginning of December 1994. Advances were reduced for several Member States because the Commission had noted non-compliance with payment deadlines ((Deadlines by which Community aid should be paid by the Member States to beneficiaries. )) and ceilings fixed by the rules. Most of the reductions in advances decided by the Commission during the 1995 and 1996 financial years also resulted from non-compliance with payment deadlines and ceilings.The Commission is sending a table giving details of the reductions in and suspensions of advances decided pursuant to Article 13 of Decision 94/729/EC directly to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat of Parliament.