According to the latest figures circulated at the summit, the overall total level of the budget has been capped at €960 billion, down from the €972 billion, or 1.01% of EU’s gross national income (GNI).
Meanwhile, the actual payments level has dropped from €935 billion to €908.4 billion, based on actual estimated expenditure within the current budget adjusted for inflation.
That figure would enable the budget hawks, such as British Prime Minister David Cameron, to claim a decrease in the budget on the basis of the payments projections.
Les dirigeants de l’UE semblent se diriger vers un compromis sur un budget d’environ 960 milliards d’euros pour 2014-2020, sur fond de conflit constant sur les réductions des finances de l’UE.