Member States will have to use tax money to pay to the EU budget to compensate for disappeari
ng customs income - last year 735 million Ecu each. Fraud and irregularities In statistical terms, on the side of expenses administered by the Member States (agricultural expenditure and structural policies) , the fraud detected in 1995 is represented by a global amount in the region of 383
million Ecu, that is 0,6 percent of the finance allocated. Concerning direct expenditure,managed by the services of the Commission (contracts concluded with beneficiaries in the Member States); this amount is in the region of 28
million ...[+++] Ecu, that is 0,3 percent of benefits paid.En ce que concerne les dépenses directes, gérées par les services de la Commission (contrats conclus avec des bénéficiaires dans les Etats membres), ce montant est d'environ 28 millions d'écus, soit 0,3 pourcent des prestations.