6. Urges those Member States that have outstanding balances on foreign tax accounts receivable to provide the reimbursement due as quickly as possible

The Government was also in arrears in paying vendors, workers and personal income tax refunds.

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He further intended to pay some of the arrears when Member States remitted substantial payments of their arrears, as had occurred in 1996 when the Russian Federation had paid over 200 million in arrears.

Of that amount, half was owed by 2 missions, 30 per cent was owed by 6 missions and smaller amounts were owed by another 15 missions.

c Defaulted on restructured loans, December 1998 defaulted on interest arrears notes, June 1999.

Member States who have outstanding assessed contributions should pay immediately.

Measures to encourage the payment of arrears

Arrears as a share of total debt

Other Member States in arrears are encouraged to consider submitting payment plans to steadily reduce their outstanding assessed contributions.

In fact, these arrears constitute a form of de facto rescheduling which could end in default.

Total amount of arrears at time of signing the plan, in addition to current year's assessments.

The United States, together with Brazil and Ukraine, accounted for 86 per cent of all regular budget unpaid assessments at the end of 1997.

Reimbursement to the Fund would be made when Member States paid their arrears.

The debt to Member States was extremely high and delays were due not only to the failure to pay assessed contributions (four countries accounted for 68 per cent of the peacekeeping arrears as at 15 October 2004) but also to the slowness in processing requests for reimbursement.

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(f) The collection rate of prior years' arrears, as compared to the current year's assessments, was 2.3 per cent.

12. At 30 September 1998, again excluding those assessments within the 30 day due period, the largest contributor owed some 61 per cent of total outstanding peacekeeping assessments, 9 of the 14 other largest contributors owed 17 per cent and 158 of the remaining 170 Member States together owed 22 per cent.

The remaining Member States owed 12 per cent of the aggregate unpaid assessment.

Payments of arrears were therefore desperately needed from the major contributor and from 95 other Member States.

It is the intention of the Secretary General to pay additional reimbursements equal to the total arrearage contributions received.

Arrears in assessed contributions

19. Encourages Member States in arrears with their assessed contributions to the United Nations to consider submitting multi year payment plans.

However, a lump sum payment of 65,200 was received this year, reducing the outstanding amount to 1,807.

The largest contributor owed 77 per cent of the regular budget aggregate amount, while two of the next 14 principal contributors owed 9 per cent and all other Member States in arrears owed 14 per cent of the total.

12. Also requests the Secretary General to invite those States parties to the Convention that are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty third session

Documentation had been improved and the receivables outstanding for 2003 had dramatically reduced.

5. Also requests the Secretary General to invite those States parties to the Convention that are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty seventh session

5. Also requests the Secretary General to invite those States parties to the Convention that are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty ninth session

15. Also requests the Secretary General to invite those States parties to the Convention that are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty first session

16. Also requests the Secretary General to invite those States parties to the Convention that are in arrears to pay the amounts in arrears, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty third session

However, the Government still faces major economic challenges, including unpaid individual tax refunds, earned income tax credits, Government agencies in arrears on a rent and vendor payments, the retirement fund's unfunded liability, a large operating debt and a severe shortfall in health funding.22

I appeal to all Member States to pay their assessments promptly and in full, and to clear all remaining arrears.

In addition, the Russian Federation remitted payments of 65 million against assessments in arrears, which was paid to Member States to reduce the Organization s past due obligations for troops and contingent owned equipment.

The sum represents money owed to the Member States that contribute the troops who make up the Force.

Concessionaires are responsible for complying with regulations and calculating taxes due.

(d) Requested the Director General to pursue his efforts and contacts with Member States to effect the collection of arrears.

This represents money owed to the Member States contributing the troops that make up the Force.

(d) Requests the Director General to pursue his efforts and contacts with Member States to effect the collection of arrears.

In no circumstances should the reforms be viewed as an alternative to non payment of arrears.

It is estimated that the domestic and external arrears amount to 9.6 per cent and 19.1 per cent respectively, of GDP.

Most of the arrears were, in effect, debts owed to poor third world countries for their participation in peacekeeping operations.

He was concerned, however, at the higher level of unpaid assessments, the higher amounts owing to troop contributors, and the continued practice of cross borrowing to finance regular budget expenditures.

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A Member of the United Nations which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the Organization shall have no vote in the General Assembly if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full years.