27 NOVEMBER 2001. - Act containing the final regulation of the budgets of the general administration services of the State for the year 1996 (1)

ALBERT II, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Hi.
On the proposal of Our Minister of Finance,
We stopped and stopped:
Our Minister of Finance is responsible for presenting on our behalf to the House of Representatives the following bill:
Article 1^er. This Act regulates a matter referred to in Article 74, 3°, of the Constitution.
CHAPTER I^er. - Budget commitments (Table A)
§ 1^er. Setting commitments
Art. 2. Expenditure commitments made on the 1996 budget year's commitment credits amount to 28.896.233.173 F
The commitments charged to the 1996 budget year's commitment authorities amount to 564.852.789 F
§ 2. Licensing of commitments
Art. 3. The commitment credits available to departments for the 1996 fiscal year commitments are 34.910.000.000 F
This includes:
1) the initial commitment credits allocated by the budgetary laws 34.867.200.000 F
2) Credit adjustments: 42.800,000 F (net result)
34.910.000.000 F
Art. 4. The total amount of commitment credits allocated for the 1996 fiscal year is reduced by the commitment credits available at the end of the fiscal year and cancelled permanently: 6.013.766.827 F
Art. 5. As a result of the provisions contained in sections 3 and 4 above, the final commitment credits for the 1996 fiscal year are set at 28.896.233.173 F
This amount is equal to the commitments made against the budgetary appropriations for the 1996 fiscal year.
§ 3. Setting commitment authorities
Art. 6. The commitment authorities available to departments for the 1996 fiscal year amount to the sum of 750.000.000 F
This amount corresponds to the original commitment authority granted by the budgetary laws.
Art. 7. The total amount of commitment authorities allocated for the 1996 fiscal year is reduced by the remaining commitment authorities available and to be cancelled permanently: 185.147.211 F
Art. 8. As a result of the provisions contained in sections 6 and 7 above, the final commitment authority for the 1996 fiscal year is set at: 564.852.789 F
This amount is equal to commitments made on the basis of the commitment authorities for the 1996 fiscal year.
CHAPTER II. - Income and expenditure
§ 1^er. Appropriation of income
(Table B)
Art. 9. The rights observed for the benefit of the State in the 1996 fiscal year are the sum of 2.918.745.058.696 F
This amount is as follows:
- current revenue 1.779.692.660.095 F
- capital income 41.932.925.128 F
- produces loans 1.097.119.473.473 F
Art. 10. Revenue from the same budget year is set at 2.499.324.485.692 F
This amount is as follows:
- current revenue: 1.376.652.675.176 F
- capital revenue: 25.552.337.043 F
- produces loans: 1.097.119.473.473 F
Art. 11. The remaining fees to be recovered at the end of the fiscal year are 419.420.573.004 F
This sum is as follows:
(a) rights cancelled or extended to indefinite overseverance:
- current revenue: 1.657.383.527 F
- capital income: 393.485 F
Total 1.657.777.012 F
(b) deferred to the following fiscal year:
- current income: 401.382.601.392 F
- capital revenue: 16.380.194.600 F
Total 417.762.795.992 F
§ 2. Expenditure setting
(Table C)
Art. 12. The dependant transactions for the 1996 fiscal year are determined as follows:
(a) Prescriptions
- previous year benefits: 1.990.389.578 F
- benefits of the current year: 29,834.961.521 F
31.825.351.099 F
(b) Undivided
- previous year benefits: 47.626.771.662 F
- current year benefits: 1.887.635.050.752 F
1.935.261.822.414 F
(c) Variable credits
- previous year benefits: 438.635.123 F
- current year benefits: 425.754.155.179 F
426.192.790.302 F
TOTAL OF EXPENDITURE 2.393.279.963.815 F
Payments made, justified or regulated dependent on the 1996 fiscal year are as follows: 2.365.331.363.076 F
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 are 27.948.600.739 F
§ 3. Appropriation
Art. 14. The appropriations for the ministerial departments for the year 1996 total 2.730.980.830.381 F
This amount includes:
1° a sum of appropriations allocated by the budgetary laws as follows:
(a) Initial budget
Prescription Credits 38.520.800.000 F
Undivided credits 2.160.272.400,000 F
Variable credits 425.907.330.435 F
(b) adjustments to appropriations (net result)
Prescription Credits - 1.805.900.000 F
Undivided credits - 34.668.700.000 F
2° credits deferred merged
variable 16.958.747.968 F
3° disassignment of income
variable credits - 238.203.428 F
Credits of the year and assimilated (1°, 2° and 3° combined)
Prescription Credits 36.714.900.000 F
Undivided credits 2.125.603.700.000 F
Variable credits 442.627.874.975 F
4° credits deferred non-fusion
Undivided credits 126.034.355.406 F
Total appropriations:
Prescription Credits 36.714.900.000 F
Undivided credits 2.251.638.055.406 F
Variable credits 442.627.874.975 F
2.730.980.830.381 F
Art. 15. The allocation for the 1996 fiscal year is reduced:
1° of the credits to be deferred to 1997 as follows:
* credits to be merged
Variable credits 16.435.084.673 F
* Credits not to be merged
Undivided credits 232.548.503.690 F
Total: 248.983.588.363 F
2° of credits available at the end of the fiscal year and to be cancelled:
Prescription Credits 4.904.159.885 F
Undivided credits 83.843.578.937 F
The deferral and cancellation of credits are:
Prescription Credits 4.904.159.885 F
Undivided credits 316.392.082.627 F
Variable credits 16.435.084.674 F
Total: 337.731.327.186 F
Art. 16. (Table E)
To cover the expenditures of the year 1996 made beyond or in the absence of appropriations for the service of budgets, additional appropriations are allocated as follows:
Prescription Credits 14.610.984 F
Undivided credits 15.849.635 F
Total: 30.460.619 F
Art. 17. As a result of the provisions contained in sections 14, 15 and 16, the final appropriations for the 1996 budget year are as follows:
Ordering Credits 31.825.351.099 F
Undivided credits 1.935.261.822.414 F
Variable credits 426.192.790.302 F
Total 2.393.279.963.815 F
§ 4. Fixation of the general outcome of the 1996 budget year (Table F)
Art. 18. The general outcome of the 1996 budget year is definitively determined as follows:
Total income 2.499.324.485.692 F
Total expenditures 2.393.279.963.815 F
Revenue surplus for 1996 106.044.521.877 F
This represents a decrease in the cumulative deficit existing at the end of the 1995 fiscal year: 2.417.626.424.556 F
2.311.581.902.679 F
And as an amount of 9.240.900.000 F is to be taken into account, the 1996 fiscal year ends with a cumulative deficit of: 2.320.822.802.679 F
The latter amount will be transferred to the 1997 fiscal year account.
CHAPTER III. - Income and expenses incurred in the execution of the return and allocation funds and the budgets of the Separate Status Services (Table G)
§ 1^er. Restitution and allocation funds
Art. 19. The final regulation of the 1996 return and allocation funds is determined as follows:
1. Income 1.341.071.644.013 F
2. 1.339.466.671.801 F
The rationale or regularization of a portion of these expenditures amounting to 243.600.926 F is returned to a subsequent year pursuant to section 32 of the Act of 28 June 1963.
3. Revenue surplus: 1.604.972.212 F
This revenue surplus is increasing from the existing balance at the end of the previous fiscal year, namely: 3.789.933.040 F
The final result thus obtained: 5.394.905.252 F
is transferred to the 1997 fiscal year account.
§ 2. Separate Management State Services
Art. 20. The final regulation of the 1996 separate management State Services budgets is determined as follows:
1. Income 13.102.968.375 F
2. Expenditure 13.068.881.982 F
The rationale or regularization of a portion of these expenses amounting to 12.244.512.223 F is returned to a subsequent year pursuant to section 32 of the Act of 28 June 1963.
3. Revenue surplus: 34.086.393 F
This revenue surplus is increasing from the existing balance at the end of the previous fiscal year: 3.452.112.872 F
The final result thus obtained: 3.486.199.265 F
is transferred to the 1997 fiscal year account.
Given in Brussels, 27 November 2001.
ALBERT
By the King:
Minister of Finance,
D. REYNDERS
Seal of the state seal:
Minister of Justice,
Mr. VERWILGHEN
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Note
(1) Session 2000-2001.
House of Representatives
Documents:
50-1393/1: Bill (no committee report).
50-1393/2: Text adopted in plenary and subject to Royal Assent.
Full report: 8 November 2001.
TABLES
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