§ Mr. Shoreasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total cost of FEOGA in million units of account in each year from 1964 to 1972; what was the original and what was the revised estimate for 1973; and how much of the 1973 expenditure is attributable to the new member States.
§ Mrs. FennerThe following table shows the annual cost of FEOGA during the period from 1964 to 1972. It is necessary to show information for the guarantee and guidance sections separately, since guarantee section expenditure before 1970 was recorded by
469Wthe Commission on the basis of July/June harvest years.
Guarantee Section (million units of account) Guidance Section (million units of account) July/June: Calendar year: 1963–64 … … 51 1964 … … … 9 1964–65 … … 160 1965 … … … 17 1965–66 … … 239 1966 … … … 55 1966–67 … … 396 1967 … … … 80 1967–68 … … 1,039 1968 … … … 123 1968–69 … … 1,643 1969 … … … 200 Second half of 1969 … 1,669 Calendar year: 1970 … … … 2,604 1970 … … … 201 1971 … … … 2,009 1971 … … … 143 1972 … … … 2,700 1972 … … … Not yet available The original estimate of FEOGA expenditure in 1973 was 3,262 mua and the latest estimate 4,132 mua. It is not yet possible to say how much of the 1973 expenditure is attributable to the new Member States.