| Greece | Ireland
| Portugal | Spain
| Total |
| Commitment appropriations |
| | | |
|
| i million
| 467 | 115 | 456
| 1,676 | 2,714 |
| £ million | 291 |
72 | 731 | 1,046 |
2,140 |
| % of total | 17.2 |
4.3 | 16.8 | 61.8 |
48.5 (transport)
51.5 (environment) |
| | |
| | |
| Payment appropriations |
| | | |
|
| i million
| 255 | 311 | 434
| 979 | 1,983 |
| £ million | 159 |
194 | 271 | 611 |
1,238 |
| % of total | 12.9 |
15.7 | 21.9 | 49.5
| 38.7 (transport)
61.3 (environment) |
Note: Commitment appropriations are the money made available;
payment appropriations are the money actually spent.
19.4
The document reports on the evaluation, monitoring and assessment
activities both of the Member States concerned and of the Commission.
It notes that the Anti-Fraud Office carried out no investigations
concerning the Cohesion Fund during the year, but that the Greek
authorities notified four cases of irregularities involving a
total of i2.4
million (£1.5 million).
19.5
In order to benefit from continued assistance from
the Cohesion Fund, Member States must avoid excessive deficits
in accordance with the requirement of Article 104 of the Treaty.[60]
According to the Commission, Greece, Ireland and Spain did not
have excessive deficits in 2001. However, the Commission decided
to initiate for Portugal the excessive deficit procedure, as laid
down in the Council resolution on the Stability and Growth Pact,
because the public deficit for 2001 had reached 4.1% of GDP (the
reference level being 3%).
The Government's view The Government's view
19.6
The Minister of State for Employment Relations and
the Regions, Department of Trade and Industry (Mr Alan Johnson)
tells us there are no direct policy implications or new financial
implications arising from this report.
Conclusion Conclusion
19.7
This is a useful report on an important fund.
We clear the document.
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