CELEX: 52022DC0250
Language: en
Date: 2022-04-12
Title: DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 2 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2022 ENTERING THE SURPLUS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2021

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 12.4.2022
            COM(2022) 250 final
            2022/0119(BUD)
            
            
            DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 2TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2022
            ENTERING THE SURPLUS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2021
            
               
         
         
            
               Having regard to:
            
            
               –the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
            
            
               –Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union
                  1
               , entered into force on 1 June 2021,
            
            
               –Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (…)
                  2
               , and in particular Article 44 thereof,
            
            
               –the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, as adopted on 24 November 2021
                  3
               ,
            
            
               –amending budget No°1/2022
                  4
               , adopted on 5 April 2022,
            
            
               The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council Draft Amending Budget No 2 to the 2022 budget.
            
            
            
               CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION
            
            
            
               The changes to the general statement of revenue and to the individual section III are available on EUR-Lex (
               
                  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm
               
               ).
            
            
               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
            
            
               Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 2/2022 is intended to enter in the 2022 budget the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2021. As provided for in Article 18(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union
                  5
                (the “Financial Regulation”), the surplus is the only subject of this DAB and it has to be submitted within 15 days of the submission of the provisional accounts at the end of March 2022.
            
            
               1.The implementation of the budget year 2021 shows a surplus of EUR 3.2 billion, which is therefore entered as revenue in the 2022 budget.
            
            
               (in EUR)
            
            
                     
                        Outturn breakdown 2021
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Surplus Revenue 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 574 755 747
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Surplus Expenditure
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        652 303 060
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Total surplus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 227 058 807
                     
                  
               
               2.Budgeting the surplus will reduce the total contribution of the Member States to the financing of the 2022 budget accordingly. The contributions by Member States will also be influenced by the revised own resources forecast which will be available after the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Own Resources later in May 2022 and will be included in a subsequent DAB in accordance with Article 44(1)(b) of the Financial Regulation.
            
            
               3.The table below presents a breakdown of the outturn for 2021 in terms of the implementation of revenue:
            
            
               (in EUR)
            
         
         
            
                     
                        Outturn breakdown 2021
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Budget 2021
                           (incl. AB1-6)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Outturn
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Variation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sub-total Revenue
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        168 010 982 854
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        170 585 738 601
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 574 755 747
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Title 1 - Own resources
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        156 993 359 980
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        158 632 143 890
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 638 783 910
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Levies and other duties in the sugar sector
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        883 297
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        883 297
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Custom duties
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        17 348 140 020
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        19 036 802 611
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 688 662 591
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Own resources accruing from VAT
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        17 940 791 850
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        17 933 927 671
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -6 864 179
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Own resources based on GNI
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        115 857 763 230
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        115 819 165 638
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -38 597 592
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Correction of budgetary imbalances granted to UK
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Gross reduction in the annual GNI-based contribution granted to some MS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10 862 017
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10 862 017
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Own resources based on plastic packaging waste not recycled
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        5 846 664 880
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        5 830 502 655
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -16 162 225
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Title 2 - Surpluses, balances and adjustments
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 768 617 610
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 772 041 495
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 423 885
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Title 3 - Administrative revenue
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 725 783 332
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 582 329 661
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -143 453 671
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Title 4 - Financial revenue, default interest and fines
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        515 233 376
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 626 004 706
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 110 771 330
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Title 5 - Budgetary guarantees, borrowing and lending operations
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Title 6 - Revenue, contributions and refunds related to Union policies
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        7 007 988 556
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        6 973 218 850
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -34 769 706
                     
                  
               
               4.The combined net variations in Title 1 (Own Resources) and Title 2 (Surpluses, balances and adjustments) total EUR 1 642 million. This positive difference is predominantly driven by a higher than expected amount of customs duties made available to the EU budget in the last months of the year.
            
            
               5.The variations in Title 4 (Financial revenue, default interest and fines) amount to EUR 1 111 million, which comprises competition fines and default interest, other penalty payments and interest linked to fines and penalty payments. This positive difference is predominantly driven by a higher than forecasted amount of competition fines (by EUR 957 million) finally cashed in the last months of the year.
            
            
               6.The table below presents a breakdown of the outturn for 2021 in terms of budget implementation of expenditure for all institutions:
            
            
               (in EUR)
            
            
                     
                        Outturn breakdown 2021
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Budget 2021
                           (incl. AB1-6)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Outturn
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Variation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sub-total Expenditure
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        168 010 982 854
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        167 358 679 794
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -652 303 060
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Outturn appropriations authorised in the budget
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        168 010 982 854
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        167 812 011 433
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -198 971 421
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Commission
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        163 703 947 487
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        163 622 385 683
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -81 561 804
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Heading 1 - Single Market, Innovation and Digital
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        16 670 488 767
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        16 645 756 020
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -24 732 747
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Heading 2a - Economic, social and territoral cohesion
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        63 855 086 295
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        63 852 305 111
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -2 781 184
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Heading 2b - Resilience and Values
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 758 497 873
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 751 692 278
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -6 805 595
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Heading 3 - Natural Resources and Environment
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        56 021 071 987
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        56 004 511 158
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -16 560 829
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Heading 4 - Migration and Border Management
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 519 397 533
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 517 772 210
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -1 625 322
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Heading 5 - Security and Defence
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        714 020 119
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        708 160 481
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -5 859 638
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Heading 6 - Neighbourhood and the World
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        11 454 658 856
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        11 451 911 273
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -2 747 583
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Heading 7 - European Public Administration
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        6 137 143 724
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        6 116 694 818
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -20 448 906
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Thematic special instruments
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 573 582 334
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 573 582 334
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other Institutions
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        4 307 035 367
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        4 189 625 749
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -117 409 618
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Parliament
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 063 521 135
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 051 903 263
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -11 617 872
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Council & European Council
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        594 386 954
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        522 990 866
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -71 396 088
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Court of Justice of the European Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        444 049 000
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        438 236 491
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -5 812 509
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Court of Auditors
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        153 721 727
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        148 565 360
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -5 156 367
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Economic & Social Committee
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        145 024 938
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        131 688 018
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -13 336 920
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Committee of the Regions
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        106 740 880
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        105 596 831
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -1 144 049
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Ombudsman
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        12 501 836
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        11 107 040
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -1 394 796
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Data Protection Supervisor
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        19 463 193
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        16 761 285
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -2 701 908
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European External Action Service
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        767 625 704
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        762 776 595
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -4 849 109
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Cancellation of appropriations carried over from previous years
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -327 465 673
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -327 465 673
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Commission
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -249 983 942
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -249 983 942
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cancellation of unused appropriations carried over from previous years (automatic)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -52 538 699
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -52 538 699
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cancellation of unused appropriations carried over from previous years (by decision)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -197 445 243
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -197 445 243
                     
                  
               
                     
                        —
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other Institutions
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -77 481 731
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -77 481 731
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Parliament
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -38 279 705
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -38 279 705
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Council & European Council
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -10 065 860
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -10 065 860
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Court of Justice of the European Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -3 331 060
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -3 331 060
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Court of Auditors
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -711 148
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -711 148
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Economic & Social Committee
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -2 682 342
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -2 682 342
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Committee of the Regions
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -1 204 696
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -1 204 696
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Ombudsman
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -31 534
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -31 534
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European Data Protection Supervisor
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -124 247
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -124 247
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        European External Action Service
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -21 051 141
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -21 051 141
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Exchange rate variations on expenditure
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -125 865 965
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        -125 865 965
                     
                  
               
               7.The amount not implemented by all institutions combined was EUR 652 million. The Commission implemented 99,95 % of the authorised payment appropriations. The underimplementation of the Commission concerned an amount of EUR 81 million of voted appropriations and EUR 250 million of appropriations carried over from 2020. Of this amount, EUR 183 million related to the Emergency Support Instrument, for which the purchase of the vaccine doses for low income countries will be completed in 2022.
            
            
               8.The under-implementation of the other institutions of EUR 117 million and cancellation of appropriations of EUR 77 million is similar to the levels of previous years.
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                   
                        Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom, OJ L 424, 15.12.2020.
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                   
                        Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, OJ L 193, 30.7.2018.
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                   
                        OJ L 45, 24.2.2022.
               
               
                  
                     (4)
                   
                        OJ L xx, 05.4.2022.
               
               
                  
                     (5)
                  
                        OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.