§ Mr. Spenceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what controls are exercised in the EEC institutions over expenditure and the raising of revenue; and if he will indicate, in particular, what procedures are necessary to authorise supplementary expenditure and levies.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe main and supplementary budgets of the European Communities are used to authorise Community expenditure. The main budget is "established"—that is, approved—by the Council of Ministers and declared adopted by the President of the European Assembly under the provisions of Article 203 of the Treaty of Rome. The same procedure applies to supplementary budgets which authorise supplementary expenditure arising during the year. The Community budgets also provide for the financing of budget expenditure in accordance with the Council decision of 21st
Years United Kingdom United States France West Germany Italy Japan 1965 … … 67.5 62.4 55.8 57.5 52.4 48.3 1966 … … 68.3 62.7 56.5 58.1 51.8 48.1 1967 … … 67.4 63.6 56.3 58.0 52.2 46.8 1968 … … 67.4 64.6 56.4 56.4 52.3 46.0 1969 … … 68.5 66.1 57.7 57.6 52.2 45.8 1970 … … 69.6 67.6 57.3 58.8 54.5 46.9 1971 … … 68.4 66.8 57.6 60.0 57.3 49.3 1972 … … 68.3 66.8 57.7 60.3 57.6 50.1 1973 … … 68.0 66.3 58.4 61.2 58.9 Not available Source: National Accounts ESA Aggregates 1960–73 (Statistical Office of the European Communities).