2 FEBRUARY 2007. - Act containing the final regulation of the budgets of the general administration services of the State for the year 2005 and the Separate State Services for previous years (1)

ALBERT II, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Hi.
The House of Representatives adopted and sanctioned the following:
Article 1^er. This Act regulates a matter referred to in Article 74, 3° of the Constitution.
PART I^er. - State General Administration Services
Budget year 2005
CHAPTER I^er. - Budget commitments (Table A)
§ 1^er. Fixing the commitment credits.
Art. 2. The commitment credits available to departments for the 2005 fiscal year are 2.076.213.000,00 euro.
This includes:
1) the initial commitment credits allocated by the budgetary laws . . . . . 1.847.871.000,00 euro
2) adjustments of credits . . . . . 228.342.000,00 euro
(net result)
2.076.213.000,00 euro
Art. 3. The total amount of commitment credits allocated for the fiscal year 2005 is reduced from the commitment credits available at the end of the fiscal year and cancelled permanently. . . . . 819.823.645,62 euro
Art. 4. As a result of the provisions contained in sections 2 and 3 above, the final commitment credits for the 2005 fiscal year are set at 1.256.389.354.38 euro.
This amount is equal to the commitments made against the budgetary appropriations for the fiscal year 2005.
§ 2. Setting commitment authorizations.
Art. 5. The commitment authorities available to departments for fiscal year 2005 amount to €60.100.000.000.000.00.
This includes:
1) the initial commitment authorities granted by the budgetary laws . . . . . . 59.779.000,00 euro
2) the adjustments of the authorizations . . . . . 321.000,00 euro (net result)
60.100.000,00 euro
Art. 6. The total amount of commitment authorizations allocated for the 2005 fiscal year is reduced from commitment authorizations that remain available and that are to be cancelled permanently. . . . . 4.174.942.64 euro
Art. 7. As a result of the provisions contained in sections 5 and 6 above, the final commitment authorities for the 2005 fiscal year are set at . . . . 55.925.057,36 euro
This amount is equal to the commitments registered against the commitment authorities of the 2005 fiscal year.
§ 3. Setting commitments.
Art. 8. Expenditure commitments are determined as follows:
a) dependant on the 2005 budget year commitment credits . . . . . . 1.256.389.354.38 euro
(b) dependant on the commitment authorities of the 2005 fiscal year . . . . . . 55.925.057,36 euro
CHAPTER II
Income and expenditure
§ 1^er. Appropriation of revenues.
(Table B)
Art. 9. The rights recognized for the benefit of the State for the fiscal year 2005 are the sum of 99.294.849.440.66 euro.
This amount is as follows:
- current recipes . . . . . 60.725.671.071.52 euro
- capital income . . . . 1.393.365.760,43 euro
- produces loans. 37.175.812.608.71 euro
Art. 10. Revenues charged on the same budget year are set at 82.904.345.226.24 euro
This amount is as follows:
- current recipes . . . . . 44.694.323.976,19 euro
- capital income . . . . 1.034.208.641,34 euro
- produces loans. 37.175.812.608.71 euro
Art. 11. The fees remaining to be recovered at the end of the fiscal year are 16.390.504.214.42 euro.
This sum is as follows:
(a) Rights to be cancelled or to be indefinitely overseated:
- current recipes . . . . . 218.353.827.75 euro
- capital income . . . . . . 11.203.68 euro
Total . . . . . . 218.365.031,43 euro
(b) rights to be deferred to the following fiscal year:
- current recipes . . . . . 15.812.993.267,58 euro
- capital income . . . . . . 359.145.915.41 euro
Total . . . . . . 16.172.139.182.99 euro
§ 2. Expenditure setting
(Table C)
Art. 12. The dependant transactions for the 2005 fiscal year are determined as follows:
a) on prescription credits
- benefits of prior years . . . . . 58.022.725.33 euro
- benefits of the current year . . . . . 958.459.824,16 euro
1.016.482.549,49 euro
(b) Non-expenditures
- benefits of prior years . . . . . 956.014.155,44 euro
- benefits of the current year . . . . . 65.446.827.876.16 euro
66.402.842.031,60 euro
(c) on variable credits
- benefits of prior years . . . . . 16.794.802.95 euro
- benefits of the current year . . . . 4.191.253.489.22 euro
4.208.048.292,17 euro
DEPENSES TOTAL . . . . . 71.627.372.873,26 euro
Payments made, justified or regulated dependent on the 2005 fiscal year are as follows 67.737.390.658.24 euro.
Art. 13. (Table D)
Payments charged to the budget and whose justification or regularization is returned to a subsequent year pursuant to section 32 of the Act of 28 June 1963 amount to 3.889.982.215.02 euro.
§ 3. Appropriation.
Art. 14. The appropriations for ministerial departments for 2005 totalled 77.126.041.584.54 euro.
This amount includes:
1° of the year's credits, as follows:
(a) Initial budget
Prescription Credits . . . . . 1.053.632.000,00 euro
Undivided credits . . . . . 67.332.107.000,00 euro
Variable credits . . . . 4.129.314.440.58 euro
(b) adjustments to appropriations (net result)
Prescription Credits . . . . . 41.579.000,00 euro
Undivided credits . . . . . - 100.132.000,00 euro
2° credits deferred merged
Variable credits . . . . 1.652.559.648.05 euro
3° disassignment of income
Variable credits . . . . . - 0,00 euro
Total credits of the year and assimilated (1°, 2° and 3°)
Prescription Credits . . . . . 1.095.211.000,00 euro
Undivided credits . . . . . 67.231.975.000,00 euro
Variable credits . . . . 5.781.874.088,63 euro
4° credits deferred non-fusion
Undivided credits . . . . 3.016.981.495.91 euro
Total appropriations:
Prescription Credits . . . . . 1.095.211.000,00 euro
Undivided credits . . . . . 70.248.956.495.91 euro
Variable credits . . . . 5.781.874.088,63 euro
77.126.041.584,54 euro
Art. 15. The amount allocated for the 2005 fiscal year is reduced:
1° of the credits to be deferred to 2006 as follows:
* credits to be merged
Variable credits . . . . . 1.573.825.796,46 euro
* Credits not to be merged
Undivided credits . . . . 2.501.939.565,40 euro
Total: . . . . . 4.075.765.361.86 euro
2° of credits available at the end of the fiscal year and to be cancelled:
Prescription Credits . . . . . 78.728.450.51 euro
Undivided credits . . . . . 1.344.174.898,91 euro
Total: . . . . . 1.422.903.349.42 euro
The deferrals and cancellations of credits are:
Prescription Credits . . . . . 78.728.450.51 euro
Undivided credits . . . . 3.846.114.464,31 euro
Variable credits . . . . . 1.573.825.796,46 euro
Total: . . . . . 5.498.668.711,28 euro
Art. 16. Additional appropriations to cover expenditures beyond or in the absence of appropriations must not be allocated.
Art. 17. As a result of the provisions contained in sections 14, 15 and 16, the final appropriations for the 2005 fiscal year are as follows:
Prescription Credits . . . . . 1.016.482.549,49 euro
Undivided credits . . . . . 66.402.842.031,60 euro
Variable credits . . . . 4.208.048.292,17 euro
Total . . . . . . 71.627.372.873,26 euro
§ 4. Fixing the overall budget result for the 2005 fiscal year (Table F).
Art. 18. The overall result of the 2005 budget year is finally determined as follows:
Total income . . . . . . 82.904.345.226.24 euro
Total expenditure . . . . . . 71.627.372.873,26 euro
Revenue surplus for the year 2005 . . . . . 11.276.972.352,98 euro
This amount decreases the cumulative deficit existing at the end of the 2004 fiscal year: . . . . . . 49.871.097.965.90 euro
38.594.125.612.92 euro
The latter amount will be transferred to the 2006 fiscal year account.
CHAPTER III. - Income and expenditure
Special Funds Budget (Table G)
§ 1^er. Restitution and allocation funds.
Art. 19. The final payment of the 2005 restitution and allocation funds is determined as follows:
1. Recipes . . . . . . 53.828.410.699.38 euro
2. Expenses . . . . . 53.263.128.451,29 euro
The justification or regularization of a portion of these expenses amounting to 28.826.652.956.98 euro is returned to a following year, pursuant to section 32 of the law of 28 June 1963.
3. Excedent of income: . . . . . 565.282.248,09 euro
This revenue surplus is increasing the existing balance at the end of the previous fiscal year, i.e. . . . . . 477.105.965,48 euro
The final result obtained, i.e. 1.042.388.213.57 euro, is transferred to the 2006 budget year account.
§ 2. Separate Management State Services (formerly Regime)
Art. 20. The final regulation of the budgets of the separate state-run services of the year 2005 is determined as follows (former regime):
1. Recipes . . . . . . 81.882.790.05 euro
2. Expenses . . . . . 26.125.720.55 euro
The justification or regularization of a portion of these expenses amounted to Euro 21.954.293.29 is returned to a following year, pursuant to section 32 of the Act of June 28, 1963.
3. Excedent of income: . . . . . 55.757.069,50 euro
This excess revenue is increasing the existing balance at the end of the previous fiscal year, i.e. . . . . . 21.834.876.13 euro
The final result obtained, i.e. 77,591.945.63 euro, is transferred to the 2006 budget year account.
CHAPTER IV. - Special provision
Art. 21. It is waived the debt recovery of the Routes Fund to the federal state, up to 795.404.678.08 euros. Accounting is consistent with this provision.
PART II. - Operations carried out in the implementation of the budgets of the separate management state services (Table H)
Year 2003
Art. 22. Service de restauration et d'hôtellerie de la défense (Créé par l'article 47 de la loi de programme du 19 juillet 2001)
Budgetary reference:
Act of 27 December 2002 containing the general budget of expenditures for the fiscal year 2003, section 4-01-1.
The final budget regulation of the Defence Hotel and Restoration Service is as follows:
(a) the revenue charged: . . . . . . 23.167.476.76 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2003 fiscal year total . . . . . . 18.429.524.99 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . . 29.500.000,00 euro
Additional appropriations to cover expenditures for the year 2003 beyond or in the absence of appropriations shall not be allocated.
Payment credits exceeding expenses are cancelled.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2003 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 23.167.476.76 euro
- expenses. 18.429.524.99 euro
excess income . . . . 4.737.951,77 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous management year, i.e., €0.00, brings the excess of revenues as of December 31, 2003 to € 4.737.951.77.
Art. 23. Royal Army Museum (Created by Article 95 of the Program Law of 30 December 2001)
Budgetary reference:
Act of 27 December 2002 containing the general budget of expenditures for the fiscal year 2003, section 4-01-1.
The final budget of the Royal Army Museum for the 2003 fiscal year is as follows:
(a) the revenue charged . . . . 2.469.058,48 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2003 fiscal year total to: . . . . 1.121.730,20 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . . 4.265.000,00 euro
Additional appropriations to cover expenditures for the year 2003 beyond or in the absence of appropriations shall not be allocated.
Payment credits exceeding the expenses are 3.143.269.80 euro cancelled.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2003 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 2.469.058,48 euro
- expenses. 1.121.730.20 euro
excess income . . . . . 1.347.328.28 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous year of management, i.e., €0.00 bears the excess of revenues as of December 31, 2003 to € 1.347.328.28
Art. 24. Royal Library of Belgium (Created by Royal Decree No. 504 of 31 December 1986)
Budgetary reference:
Act of 27 December 2002 containing the general budget of expenditures for the fiscal year 2003, section 4-01-1.
The final budget regulation of the Royal Library of Belgium for the 2003 fiscal year is as follows:
(a) the revenue charged: . . . . 6.513.682,37 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2003 fiscal year total: . . . . . . 5.782.800,58 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . 6.509.792,00 euro
Additional appropriations to cover expenditures for the year 2003 beyond or in the absence of appropriations shall not be allocated.
Payment credits exceeding the expenses of 726.991.42 euro are cancelled.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2003 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 6.513.682.37 euro
- expenses . . . . . 5.782.800,58 euro
excess income . . . . . 730.881.79 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous management year, i.e., 3.428.032.37 euros, bears the excess of revenues as at 31 December 2003 to 4.158.914.16 euros.
Art. 25. Royal Institute of Artistic Heritage (Created by Royal Decree No. 504 of 31 December 1986).
Budgetary reference:
Act of 27 December 2002 containing the general budget of expenditures for the fiscal year 2003, section 4-01-1.
The final budget regulation of the Royal Institute of Artistic Heritage is for the 2003 fiscal year as follows:
(a) the revenue charged: . . . . . 2.583.411,06 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2003 fiscal year total . . . . . 2.183.170,69 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . 1.739.400,00 euro
To cover the expenditures of the year 2003 made beyond or in the absence of appropriations for the service of budgets, additional appropriations are allocated for the amount of 443.770.69 euro.
There are no payment credits exceeding expenses.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2003 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 2.583.411.06 euro
- expenses. 2.183.170.69 euro
excess income . . . . . 400.240.37 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous management year, or 1.496.688.99 euro, bears the excess of revenues as at 31 December 2003 to 1.896.929.36 euro.
Art. 26. The general archives of the kingdom and the records of the state in the provinces (Created by Royal Decree No. 504 of December 31, 1986).
Budgetary reference:
Act of 27 December 2002 containing the general budget of expenditures for the fiscal year 2003, section 4-01-1.
The final regulation of the budget for the general archives of the kingdom and the state archives in the provinces is as follows:
(a) the revenue charged: . . . . 4.965.385.21 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions of the 2003 fiscal year total . . . . . 4.680.191.04 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . 5.448.265,00 euro
Additional appropriations to cover expenditures for the year 2003 beyond or in the absence of appropriations shall not be allocated.
Payment credits exceeding the expenditure amount of 77,873.96 euro are cancelled.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2003 budget is as follows:
- recipes . . . . 4.965.385,21 euro
- expenses . . . . . 4.680.191.04 euro
excess income . . . . . 285.194,17 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous year of management, or 4.002.988.61 euro bears the excess of revenues as at 31 December 2003 to 4.288.182.78 euro.
Art. 27. Study and Documentation Centre "War and Contemporary Society" (Created by Royal Decree No. 504 of 31 December 1986)
Budgetary reference:
Act of 27 December 2002 containing the general budget of expenditures for the fiscal year 2003, section 4-01-1.
The final budget regulation of the Centre for Studies and Documentation "War and Contemporary Society" was as follows:
(a) the revenue charged . . . . 1.433.672,86 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2003 fiscal year total . . . . . 1.561.419,10 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . 1,459.963,00 euro
To cover the expenditures of the year 2003 made beyond or in the absence of appropriations for the service of budgets, additional appropriations are allocated for an amount of Euro101,456.10.
There are no payment credits exceeding expenses.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2003 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 1.433.672.86 euro
- expenses. 1.561.419,10 euro
surplus . . . . . 127.746,24 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous management year, or €155,738.92 bears the excess of revenues as of December 31, 2003 to Euro27,992.68.
Budget year 2004
Art. 28. IPC Residence Palace (Created by Article 51 of the Program Law of 19 July 2001).
Budgetary reference:
Act of July 13, 2004 containing 1^er adjustment of the General Estimates for the fiscal year 2004, section 4-01-1.
The final regulation of the CPI budget for the 2004 fiscal year is as follows:
(a) the revenue charged . . . . . 2.869.350.36 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2004 fiscal year total . . . . . 1.719.239,27 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . . 3.254.542,68 euro
To cover the expenses of the year 2004 incurred beyond or in the absence of appropriations for the service of budgets, additional appropriations are allocated for the amount of Euro92.062.72.
Payment credits exceeding expenses are cancelled.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2004 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 2.869.350.36 euro
- expenses . . . . . 1.719.239,27 euro
excess income . . . . . 1.150.111.09 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous management year, i.e., €314,656.02, bears the excess of revenues as of December 31, 2004 to Euro414,767.11.
Art. 29. FED + (Created by Article 103 of the Program Law of 30 December 2001).
Service for the development of cultural, promotional and relaxation initiatives, training and sport for federal public servants.
Budgetary reference:
Act of December 22, 2003 containing the General Estimates for the fiscal year 2004, section 4-01-1.
The final regulation of the FED+ budget for the 2004 fiscal year is as follows:
(a) income charged . . . . . 241.534.74 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2004 fiscal year total . . . . . . 280.167,50 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . . 240.000,00 euro
To cover the expenses of the year 2004 incurred beyond or in the absence of appropriations for the service of budgets, additional appropriations are allocated for an amount of Euro81,224.74.
Payment credits exceeding expenditures are Euro 41.057,24.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2004 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 241.534.74 euro
- expenses. 280.167,50 euro
surplus . . . . . 38.632.76 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous management year, or 99.069.76 euros, bears the excess of revenues as at 31 December 2003 to 60.437,00 euros.
Art. 30. Selor (created by Article 159 of the Act of 20 July 1991 on social and other provisions).
Budgetary reference:
Act of July 13, 2004 containing 1^er adjustment of the General Estimates for the fiscal year 2004, section 4-01-1.
Selor's final budget regulation for fiscal year 2004 is as follows:
(a) income charged . . . . . 12.221.131.75 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2004 fiscal year total . . . . . . 15.499.894.91 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . . 15.217.000,00 euro
To cover the expenses of the year 2004 incurred beyond or in the absence of appropriations for the service of budgets, additional appropriations are allocated for the amount of Euro702.041.68.
Payment credits exceeding expenditures are Euro419.146.77 cancelled.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2004 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 12.221.131.75 euro
- expenses. 15.499.894.91 euro
surplus . . . . 3.278.763.16 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous management year, or € 5.010,407.18, bears the excess of revenues as of December 31, 2004 to €1,731,644.02.
Art. 31. Service de restauration et d'hôtellerie de la défense (Créé par l'article 47 de la loi de programme du 19 juillet 2001).
Budgetary reference:
Act of December 22, 2003 containing the General Estimates for the fiscal year 2004, section 4-01-1.
The final budget regulation of the Defence Hotel and Restoration Service is as follows:
(a) income charged . . . . . 24.788.492.17 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2003 fiscal year total . . . . . . 24.398.132.90 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total . . . . . . 29.500.000,00 euro
Additional appropriations to cover expenditures for the year 2004 beyond or in the absence of appropriations shall not be allocated.
Payment credits exceeding expenses are cancelled in the amount of 5.101.867.10 euro.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2004 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 24.788.492.17 euro
- expenses. 24.398.132.90 euro
excess income . . . . . 390.359,27 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous management year, i.e. 7.032.559.96 euro, bears the excess of revenues as at 31 December 2004 to 7.422.919.23 euro.
Art. 32. Royal Army Museum (Created by Article 95 of the Program Law of 30 December 2001).
Budgetary reference:
Act of July 13, 2004 containing 1^er adjustment of the General Estimates for the fiscal year 2004, section 4-01-1.
The final budget of the Royal Army Museum for the 2004 fiscal year is as follows:
(a) the revenue charged . . . . 6.394.800.44 euro
(b) Expenditures:
The dependant transactions for the 2004 fiscal year total . . . . . 3.065.946,79 euro
(c) The appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws total to . . . . . . 3.001.007,00 euro
To cover the expenses of the year 2004 incurred beyond or in the absence of appropriations for the service of budgets, additional appropriations are allocated for the amount of 399,751.18 euro
Payment credits exceeding the expenses of 334.811.39 euro are cancelled.
(d) Budget results:
The final result of the 2004 budget is as follows:
- recipes. 6.394.800.44 euro
- expenses . . . . . 3.065.946,79 euro
excess revenue . . . . . 3.328.853.65 euro
which, taking into account the excess of revenues on expenditures at the end of the previous management year, i.e. 1.347.328,28 euros, bears the excess of revenues as at 31 December 2004 to 4.676.181.93 euro
Promulgation of this law, let us order that it be clothed with the seal of the State and published by the Belgian Monitor.
Given in Brussels on 2 February 2007.
ALBERT
By the King:
Minister of Finance,
D. REYNDERS
Seal of the state seal:
The Minister of Justice,
Ms. L. ONKELINX
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Note
(1) 2006-2007 session.
House of Representatives
Documents. - Bill, 51-2824/1. - Report, 51-2824/2. - Text adopted in plenary and subject to Royal Assent, 51-2824/3.
Full report. - 18 January 2007.

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