Parliament approved €2.7 billion in additional EU funding for 2013 on Thursday. The amending budget (N° 6) is needed because revenue from import duties collected at the EU's external borders is far lower than was forecast by Eurostat (and endorsed by the EU member states) and thus had to be replaced by a higher GNI contribution from EU countries.
The amending budget was approved with 428 votes in favour, 44 against and 76 abstentions.