Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
EU Finances Post-2020: European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources
3:15 pm
Mr. Günther Oettinger:
Perhaps the Deputy might remember that I referred to new responsibilities, new programmes, at least 80% fresh money and, at a maximum, cuts of 20%. Let us wait and see. If I were to propose a cut of up to 10% in the CAP, I am sure at least 15 or 20 member states would accuse me and ask why I was reducing the money for the CAP, not increasing it.