Brussels, 18/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission adopted a draft supplementary and amending budget (SAB) on the 2004 surplus estimated at EUR 2.737 billion, the smallest budgetary surplus since 1997. The total surplus (unused funding plus surplus receipts) represents 2.6% of the 2004 budget, compared to 5.9% for the 2003 budget (EUR 5.483 billion) or 7.8% in 2002 (EUR 7.421 billion). Member States' contributions will be reduced by as much for the 2005 budget....