WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1801/98 by Daniela RASCHHOFER to the Commission. EU contributions and financial aid (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1998-06-11
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Austria, EU aid, Member States' contribution, commitment of expenditure, economic support

C 13/88

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.1.1999

(1999/C 13/126)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1801/98

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(11 June 1998)

Subject: EU contributions and financial aid

Different figures are repeatedly circulated in various publications and press releases concerning Austria(cid:146)s annual
contributions to the EU and the level of funding that Austria receives back through various support programmes.
Will the Commission therefore reply to the following questions:

1. What were Austria(cid:146)s gross contributions in 1996 and 1997?

2. What assumptions are likely to be used to determine the contributions for 1998?

3. What was the scale of the commitment appropriations earmarked by the Commission (for 1996 and 1997)

which could have been returned to Austria?

4. What level of funding was approved by the Commission (for 1996 and 1997)?

5. What level of funding was actually received by Austria from the EU in 1996 and 1997 (broken down by

recipient area and type of aid)?

6. What is the difference in each case between the commitment appropriations, the level of funding approved by

the EU and the financial aid actually received by Austria, in respect of 1996 and 1997?

7. What funding which was not taken up by Austria in 1996 and 1997 has lapsed and been lost to Austria?

8. What financial aid has Austria applied for to date in respect of 1998?

9. What financial aid (in respect of Austria) for 1998 has been approved by the Commission to date?

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Because of the length of the answer, which includes a number of tables, the Commission is sending it direct to the
Honourable Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(1999/C 13/127)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1802/98

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE) to the Commission

(11 June 1998)

Subject: Unjustifiable delays in implementing the Community-funded programme for the computerization of the

Greek Inland Revenue (TAXIS)

Representatives of Inland Revenue staff have themselves recently complained that there are unjustifiably long
delays in implementing the TAXIS programme, jointly funded by the Community and the CSF for Greece
(regional operational programme to modernize public administration), which is designed to computerize the
Greek Inland Revenue Service.

The specific complaints are that none of the deadlines for completing the project have been met and that in the one
and only unit it has been brought online, only half of its applications are in operation. There have also been delays
in staffing the Financial Services Directorates (DOY) with the necessary personnel to back up the operation of the
programme and in training DOY staff in how TAXIS works.

In the light of the above situation, will the Commission say what the rate of implementation for the programme is
in relation to the timetable set at the time of its adoption and, consequently, how far behind schedule it is to date?
What are the reasons for the delays in implementing the programme? When is the project scheduled for
completion? What appropriations have so far been disbursed from Community Funds and for what kind of
measures?