2009 General budget

Title 27 — Budget

Overall objectives

The activities of this policy area revolve around the five following essential main principles:

to obtain from the budgetary authority (the European Parliament and the Council) the human and financial means necessary to implement the core tasks and political priorities of the European Union in a cost-effective manner,
to manage the budgetary legal framework,
to implement the budget in terms of income and expenditure, respecting the legal framework,
to draw up the annual accounts of the institutions and report on the implementation of the budget,
to contribute, by means of advice, information and training, and by the provision of control and management tools, to the promotion of sound financial management in the Commission departments.

Title Chapter	Heading	Appropriations 2009		Appropriations 2008		Outturn 2007
Title Chapter	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
27 01	Administrative expenditure of Budget policy area	68 546 992	68 546 992	67 019 305	67 019 305	54 851 257,99	54 851 257,99
27 02	Budget implementation, control and discharge	209 112 912	209 112 912	206 636 292	206 636 292	444 646 152,—	444 646 152,—
27 AWBL-01	Promotion of good financial management
27 AWBL-02	Administrative support and management of the Directorate-General for the Budget
27 AWBL-03	Financial framework and budgetary procedure
27 AWBL-04	Policy strategy and coordination for the Directorate-General for the Budget
	Title 27 — Total	277 659 904	277 659 904	273 655 597	273 655 597	499 497 409,99	499 497 409,99


Important legal notice	Last updated on: '13/03/2009'