budgetary restraint and the wishes of others to expand the Organization's capacity. Both the size and the shape of the budget had been affected by the progressive implementation of new procedures giving greater emphasis to programme content, including the redeployment of resources from low-priority to high-priority activities. Such a trend was welcome. In particular, the establishment of the Programme Planning and Budgeting Board represented a good beginning. Still greater attention should be paid by both Member States and the Secretariat to priority-setting and redeployment. 33. The proposals made by ACABQ seemed, in general, sound and sensible, and would do something to offset the effects on the budget of the inevitable additions. Great attention should be paid to the vexed question of such additions. It was encouraging that the Fifth Committee would now be advised of the programme as well as the financial implications of the resolutions proposed in other Main Committees. In that way, the Committee would be in a position to judge how each proposal related to the medium-term plan and to existing programmes. What was still lacking, however, was a real opportunity to consider how such proposals as a whole related to the budget itself. There was scope for further improvements in the relevant procedures. Any proposals involving additional expenditure should, perhaps, be adopted on a provisional basis only, pending an examination of all the proposals made in any one year for the purpose of assigning priorities. Following such an examination, high-priority items could perhaps be .approved in the traditional manner, but other items might be deferred until compensatory savings had been identified. 34. The question of additions to the budget estimates was a key element in budgetary responsibility. Member States, particularly the major contributors, needed to be satisfied that their contributions were being utilized efficiently and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the budgetary processes and procedures of an international organization, focusing on the allocation of resources, priority-setting, and the management of additional expenditures. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a bureaucratic or administrative context. The text does not mention specific economic sectors or activities, but rather emphasizes the importance of responsible budgeting and efficient resource allocation.

**Category**
International relations, Administration