Annual European Union Finances Statement

Tuesday 19th November 2013 Written Statements

[The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Nicky Morgan)]

I am today laying before Parliament the “European Union Finances 2013: statement on the 2013 EU Budget and measures to counter fraud and financial mismanagement” (Cm 8740). It is the 33rd in the series.

The statement gives details of revenue and expenditure in the 2013 European Union (EU) budget, recent developments in EU financial management and measures to counter fraud against the EU budget. It also includes an annex on the use of EU funds in the UK.

The current economic and financial climate means that Governments and families across Europe are taking difficult decisions to make savings. It would be wrong for the EU to not show similar spending restraint. The Government remain determined to ensure transparency, spending control and better value for money in EU budget spending, and to push for improvements in EU financial management.