Amending budget 2/2017: surplus of the financial year 2016

This dossier is Amending budget 2/2017 concerning the surplus of the financial year 2016. The amendments note under-implementation of payment appropriations including in cohesion, and the shortfall in own resources caused by the depreciation of the British pound following the UK's decision to leave the Union. They observe the reduction in Member States' GNI contributions, urge honouring pledges on the refugee crisis, and reference the Multiannual Financial Framework revision.