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GENERAL AGREEMENT ON g*»^ 1961 TARIFFS AND TRADE Limited Distribution

CONTRACTING PARTIES Nineteenth Session

FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 1961

Report by the Executive Secretary

I. INTRODUCTION 1. In accordance with -paragraph 4 of the Resolution approved by the CONTRACTING PARTIES on 18 , the Executive Secretary has the honour to report on the status of budgetary expenditure including advances made to date from the Working Capital Fund. The report contains information on budgetary and extra-budgetary expenditure up to 30 September 1961, budgetary income' received during the first nine months of 1961 and the status of accounts receivable-

II. EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY-30 SEPTEMBER 1961 2. Disbursements up to,30 September 1961 amount to US$607,554,62,

3. Excess expenditure is anticipated on Part I Section 2 - Meetings of the Council and Other Meetings, Part II Section 1 (ii) - Temporary Assistance and (iii) - Travel on Official Business, Section 2 (iii) -Separation Payments and (vi) - Repatriation Grants, Section 3 (iv)i) - Casual Labour and (vi) - Stationery and Office Supplies, and.Part III - Tariff Conference.

4. It will however be possible, to cover such excess expenditure by transfers within and between sections of the budget.

5. As far as can be foreseen at present, the financial year will close with a surplus, due in particular to savings on Part I Section 1 - Sessions of the CONTRACTING PARTIES, Part II Section 1 - Salaries and Wages and Official Travel and Section 2 - Common Staff Costs»

6. In accordance with the Decision taken by the CONTRACTING PARTIES at the scvonteenth sessicm, the final position regarding the appropriation of savings, transfer of credits between sections of the budget and advances from the Working Capital Fund, will be reported as soon as possible after the closure of the financial year. 1/1607 Page 2

III. INCOME RECEIVED DURING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY/30 SEPTEMBER 1961

BUDGETARY INCOME

(US Dollars)

Income Budget Receipts up for 1961 to 30.9.61. Per cent

Contributions 1961 1,000,000.00 943,792.66 94.38 Miscellaneous income . 13,000.02 19/, 367.56 148.98 Transfer from the Repatriation Grant Fund ~- 26,104.00 26,104.00 100.00

1,039,104.02 989,264.22 95.20

Extra Budgetary Income

Contributions assessed, on Poland 12,220.00

1,039.104.02 1,001,484.22 96.38

7. Income received up to the end of September, including extra budgetary income, amounted to 96.38 per cent of the Income Budget.- The corresponding figure was 97.16 per cent in 1960. Receipts on account of Miscellaneous Income do not include any non-recurrent income. 1/1607 Page 3

IV. RECEIPTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS

8. The following table contains a statement of the contributions due on 1 for various financial years and the amounts received up to 30 and during each following month:

CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN 1961

(US Dollars)

Current contributions 1949/1951 1959 1960

Contributions due on 1.1.61 1,000,000.00 .19,689.40 . 371.90 4,948.19 12,220.00*)

Contributions received up to 30.4.61 741,073.28 5.41 in May 61,640.00 in June 84,026.72 979.00 in July 5,000.00 154.18 in August 29,600.00 in September 34,672.66

956,012.66 1,138.59

*) Contribution assessed on Poland which country acceded during the seventeenth session.

9. By April 1961, the current contributions received corresponded to 73.21 per cent of the assessment (against 78.12 per cent in 1960 and 50.82 per cent in 1959), and by the end of September 1961, 94.45 per cent of the contributions assessed were remitted (as compared with 95.44 per cent in 1960). L/160Y Page 4

V. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (US Dollars)

Contributions Contributions for current for previous year year Miscellaneous Total

31 December 194-9 21,665.96 4,023.95 25,639.,91 31 December 1950 62,902.08 5,550.00 474.76 68,926.84 31 December 1951 45,518,20 31,154.30 4,146.03 80,818.53 31-December 1952 5,338,50 25,927„08 7,198.92 38,464.50 31 December 1953 28,404.12 28,596.33 1,664-, 61 58,665,06 31 December 1954 11,350.90 26,239.83 1,152.79 38,743,52 31 December 1955 18,000.00 29,239.83 7,806.07 55,045.90 31 December 1956 14,112.00 25,485.89 4,122.92 4-3,720.81 31 December 1957... 4,980.57 19,689.40 7,389.55 32,059.52 31 December 1958 8,760.00 19,699.97 4,464.77 - 32-, 924.74 31 17,026.50 19,709.97 7,047.84 43,724„31 31 4,948.19 20,061.30 25,698.25 ' •50,707.7 4

30 September 1961 56,207.34 23,870.90 19,460.84 99,539.08 30 30,704.59 27,502.87 4,713.54 62,921.00

71. CONTRIBUTIONS IN ARHEAKS 10. (a) Contribut ions due by countries having, withdrawn from the Agreement .As regards those countries the situation has not changed since last year. China still owes US$14,351.72 and US$5,337.68. (b) Contributions due by contracting parties The following table contains a statement of contributions duj as at 30 September 1961.

(US Dollars) Contributions Contributions Contributions for 1959 for 1960 for 1961 Burma 860.00' Chile 23.00 5,000.00 Dominican Republic 518.00 5,000.00 Haiti 371.90 19,13 5,000„00 Indonesia 7,540.00 Japan 17.34 6,620.00 Nicaragua 5,000.00 Uruguay 2,349.47 5,000„CO Argentina 900.00 11,230.00 Tunisia 4,940.00

371.90 3,809.60 56,207.34 L/1607 Page 5

11. The following contributions have been received by the secretariat since 30 September 1961: Japan US$17.34 (Balance); Federation of Malaya US$6,620.00; Nicaragua US$5,000.00; Tunisia US$4,940.00.

12. Current contributions - After the adoption of the budget at the seventeenth session the Executive Secretary notified the governments of the amounts of their contributions for 1961. Reminders were sent in July and October to governments which had not paid their contributions at that time.

VII. WOHklMG CAPITAL FUND 13. The advance to the Working Capital Fund assessed in 1960 on the Government of Argentina (US$2,276.00) is still outstanding.

14. advances withdrawn from the Working Capital Fund in 1959 (US$8,375.02) and in 1960 (US$25,000.00) were repaid on 24 and 25 respectively (documents L/1367 and L/1440).

Submitted for information.