Mr President, as several people have said, this year is of course the first time that we are working with a budget designed to be activity-based, the idea being that the budget should be far better at reflecting the political priorities and that it should also be easier to see where we are investing our money.
Talousarvion laatiminen on näin ollen edelleen hyvin tekninen toimi, jonka yhteydessä on helppo unohtaa poliittiset valinnat.