Following a discussion, the Executive Committee decided to approve Annex XIV to the present report reflecting:
- An increase of US $349,717 in the 2006 budget to cover both the 2005 retroactive payment and the 2006 payment of the salary increase of 8.5 per cent for general service staff effective 1 January 2005, resulting in a total revised 2006 budget of US $5,085,732;
- An increase of US $150,000 for consultancy costs in the budget for 2006; and
- An increase of US $59,458 in the 2007 budget and US $82,198 in the 2008 budget as a consequence of the 8.5 per cent increase in the general service staff allowance, resulting in total revised budgets for 2007 and 2008 of US $2,838,261 and US $2,980,174 respectively.