After the original 16:9 Action Plan of the early 1990s, the European Union instituted the 16:9 Action Plan,[7] just to accelerate the development of the advanced television services in 16:9 aspect ratio, both in PALplus (compatible with regular PAL broadcasts) and also in HD-MAC (an early HD format). The Community fund for the 16:9 Action Plan amounted to €228,000,000.