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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8465

20 May 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/budget
EP adopts budget that takes into account enlargement and rejects extension of sickness benefit to former MEPs

Brussels, 19/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Parliament approved the forecasts for revenue and expenditure for the 2004 tax year, which takes into account of the considerable impact of enlargement on spending. In presenting the report, British labour Party member, Neena Gill (for the summary of the report se EUROPE 8 May p 17) called on the plenary to not follow the EPP-ED's demand for the sickness benefit system to be extended to former MEPs, which would be expensive and...

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