During the 1980's the Council developed the practice to enter into the legislative acts it adopted maximum amounts for the corresponding spending.1 The Parliament argued that such a practice contributed to reduce its budgetary power on noncompulsory expenditure entrusted to it by the Treaty.
Le Parlement a fait valoir que cette habitude contribuait à réduire les pouvoirs budgétaires que le traité lui confère en ce qui concerne les dépenses non obligatoires.