The budget deficit for 2004 stood at an estimated 295 million and the country's total outstanding external debt is estimated at 846 million.

In the budget for the 2004 05 fiscal year, expenditures were estimated at 18.561 million, while local revenue was estimated at 5.843 million.

Estimated income and adjustments to the support budget for 2006 2007 amount to 12.6 million, as compared to 14.6 million estimated income for 2004 2005.

Estimated income and adjustments to the 2006 2007 biennial support budget amount to 190.0 million, including 161.0 from recovery charges, as compared to estimated income to the 2004 2005 biennial support budget of 156.4 million (including income from recovery charges of 129.6 million).

1.6 The estimated increase for regular budget resources would be 0.8 per cent at 2004 2005 rates.

The overall budget for the programme is estimated at 150 million for the period from 2005 to 2008.

(b) A total estimated amount of 6,645,000 will be absorbed within the proposed 2005 06 missions' budget and 9,400,000 will be proposed in the 2006 07 missions' budget.

Article 7 provides that the Unit shall be financed from the budget of the Central Bank of Egypt and other available private resources, provided that the estimated annual budget of the Central Bank of Egypt shall include the allocation of the appropriate financing for the Unit in accordance with the estimated budget approved by the Council of Trustees.

Estimated additional requirements under section 11 of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006 2007 amount to 195,400.

MISCELLANEOUS INCOME Estimated miscellaneous income for 2006 2007 amounts to 1,538,400 in the regular budget and 315,200 in the operational budget, details of which are shown in the following paragraphs.

In view of its comments above, the Advisory Committee recommends that the estimated budget requirement be reduced from 296,654,700 to 292,347,600.

In view of the comments above, the Advisory Committee recommends that the estimated budget requirement be reduced from 371,835,600 to 367,610,000.

(a) A total estimated amount of 1,157,900 will be absorbed within the proposed 2005 06 support account budget and an amount of 1,595,100 will be proposed in the 2006 07 support account budget.

The estimated expenses required to maintain the current structure of the secretariat are anticipated to exceed the approved budget for the biennium.

These estimated requirements reflect a decrease of 17,400 over the revised 2005 budget requirements. They will be needed to purchase new printers.

It is estimated that 1,500,000 will be dedicated to such activities, consisting of 1,050,000 under the regular budget and 450,000 of extrabudgetary resources.

In view of the comments in the above paragraphs, the Advisory Committee recommends that the estimated budget requirement be reduced from 22,027,700 to 21,939,900.

Endorses the adoption by the Permanent Council of the Fund's estimated budget for 2003 2004 Fiscal Year in the amount of US.D 11.350 Million.

As indicated in paragraph 28 of the proposed workplan and operational budget for 2006, the estimated 2006 budget ( 1,314,352) represents an 11 per cent ( 131,015) increase over the 2005 estimated requirements ( 1,183,760), owing mostly to the increase in the cost of living in the Dominican Republic and the resulting changes in the level of staff salaries and remuneration for consultants.

As indicated in paragraph 28 of the proposed workplan and operational budget for 2006 for INSTRAW (ibid)., the estimated 2006 budget ( 1,314,352) represents an 11 per cent (or 131,015) increase over the 2005 estimated requirements ( 1,183,760) owing mostly to the increase in the cost of living in the Dominican Republic and the resulting changes of the level of staff salaries and consultants' remuneration.

The additional requirements are mainly attributable to a higher actual rental cost of the three Puma military helicopters than estimated in the budget for 2004 05.

Resolutions and decisions with proposals for which there are estimated administrative and programme budget implications or referring to other activities with financial implications for United Nations budgets

In addition, the Mixed Commission has received encouraging indications from the European Commission concerning the possibility of additional voluntary contributions of 4 million to complete the estimated budget.

(b) Approved the level of the operating reserve for the biennium 2006 2007 at 3.03 million, representing 15 per cent of the estimated operational budget expenditure for that biennium

Decides to maintain the level of the working capital reserve at 8.3 per cent of the annual estimated expenditures, including overhead charges, of the amount of the core budget

Taking into account its recommendations in paragraph 16 above, the Committee recommends that the estimated budget requirements of 46,328,400 for the maintenance of the Mission be reduced by 686,600.

The PA budget deficit is estimated to have declined from 15.2 per cent of GDP to 8.6 per cent to reach 345 million, about 80 per cent of which is financed by external budget support and the remaining 20 per cent through accumulation of arrears.

13.12 The amount estimated for the proposed programme budget of ITC for the biennium 2006 2007 contained in the present document represents a decrease of SwF 13,500, or 0.02 per cent.

(b) Total income for 2005 is estimated at 4,040,000, from the following sources voluntary contributions and public donations ( 3,798,100) interest income ( 40,000) and the subvention from the United Nations regular budget ( 201,900).

Moreover, most of the increase in the budget comes from the estimated fee for outside managers based on the current asset value, which is subject to market movements and negotiation of fees.

(b) a statement of estimated income, including income classified as miscellaneous in accordance with regulation 7.1 information on revenue producing activities shall show estimated gross revenue and expenditure for each activity as well as the credit to the income section of the budget in respect of the net revenue from each activity.

As indicated in paragraph 15, the support budget estimates represent 28.0 per cent in gross terms (26.3 per cent in net terms) of the 2006 2007 estimated regular resources income of 747.0 million.

Of the 26.1 million, it is estimated that 4.2 million will come from the regular budget of the United Nations, 5.6 million from trust fund support resources and 0.2 million from trust funds.

In Yemen, total external debt has been rising as a result of substantial budget deficits. That process appears to have accelerated in 2004, and total external debt is estimated at some 6.6 billion.

30.21 The estimated requirements in the amount of 5,661,700, reflecting an increase of 24,100, relate to the United Nations share (currently 37.7 per cent) in the budget of ICSC for the biennium 2006 2007.

In its proposed operational budget (INSTRAW EB 2005 R.3 Rev.1), INSTRAW estimated the 2006 core requirements at 1,314,352, but funds to cover these requirements in full have been neither pledged nor received.

A provision of 104,000, representing 5 per cent of the total estimated expenditure less the amount of the United Nations regular budget subvention of 238,200 will be needed for programme support costs in 2006.

The total amount to be reimbursed by the United Nations for the central secretariat of the Fund, estimated at 13,484,700 (before recosting), is based on one third of the administrative budget of the Fund.

In paragraph 144 of its report, the Board recommended that UNICEF (a) clearly define the criteria applied to assess the certainty of funding resources before including them in its budget and (b) disclose the fact that support budget documents include all estimated resources but only programme posts that are already funded.

Estimated additional requirements

a Estimated figures.

The establishment of the Personnel Conduct Unit in UNMIS would require the establishment of 10 additional posts estimated at 1.2 million, which will be included in the forthcoming mission budget for the period 2005 06.

In its proposed workplan and operational budget (INSTRAW EB 2005 R.3 Rev.1), INSTRAW estimated the 2006 core requirements at 1,314,352, but funds to cover these requirements in full have been neither pledged nor received.

The Advisory Committee notes from paragraph 12 of the Secretary General's statement that the financial implications of the decision on hazard pay are estimated at 4,694,400 for the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006 2007.

No provisions were made under sections 1 and 28A of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006 2007 to cover the estimated additional requirements in relation to the activities stemming from implementation of resolution 59 283.