'27,801,700 currently included inhisinitial programme bUdgetproposals forti. bienniwm 1990-1991 (seepara.7above). -6-II.EXPANSION OFTHECONFERENCE FACILITIES OFTHEECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FORASIAANDTHEPACIFIC ATBANGKOK 9.Inparagraphs 15to17ofhisreport (A/C.5/44/7), theSecretary-General provides information onthecurrent status anddevelopment oftheproject. According totheinformation submitted, theconstruction contract hasbeenawarded, workhascommenced andtheproject isexpected tobecompleted asscheduled inthe period January-March 1992. 10.Reference ismadeinparagraph 16(d)totheinitiation ofdiscussions between representatives ofthehostGovernment andESCAPregarding "procedures for exemption oftheproject fromthenewvalue-added taxtobeintroduced in July1990". TheAdvisory Committee truststhatthismatterwillbesatisfactorily andexpeditiously resolved. 11.Financial aspects oftheconstruction project atBangkok aredealtwithin paragraphs 18to22oftheSecretary-General's report. Inparagraph 20,the :::ecretary-General statesthat"ontheassumption thatnomajorchange fromthe current situation willoccurandthatnomajorunforeseen costswillariseduring thebal~nce oftheproject, itisexpected thatthetotalproject costof $44,177,700 already approved bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session wouldbesufficient tocoverthecostoftheconstruction project atBangkok". However. theAdvisory Committee notesthatforthereasons outlined inparagraph 19 oftheSecretary-General's report, thepattern ofexpenditure foreseen forthe project hasbeenadjusted. 12.Inapproving initsresolution 39/236, section XI,inprinciple, the construction project atBangkok atanestimated costof$44,177,700, theGeneral Assembly decided thattheappropriation forthatpurpose shouldbeplacedina construction account andthatanyunexpended balance shouldbecarried forward untiltheproject wascompleted. Totalappropriations uptotheendof1989for theproject amounted to$22,698,000. Theproposed programme budgetforthe biennium 1990-1991 includes anestimate of$16,861,500 fortheproject. 11Inits related report, theAdvisory Committee interposed noobjection tothe Secretary-General's estimate ($16,861,500) andnotedthatprovision forthis project was"included intheproposed programme budgetoutline forthebiennium 1990-1991, whichwasapproved bytheGeneral Assembly initsresolution 43/214". ~I 13.Inparagraph 22ofhisreport (A/C.5/44/7), theSecretary-General provides an updated assessment ofexpenditure requirements fortheproject, whichtakesinto account thecontractor's schedule ofworkandprojections ofcashdisbursements by thequantity surveyor. Onthebasisoftherevised expenditure schedule, the Secretary-General requests anactualappropriation of$16,851,500 undersection 32 (Construction, alteration, improvement andmajormaintenance ofpremises) ofthe proposed programme budgetforthebiennium 1990-1991 fortheconstruction project atBangkok (ibid., para.23).TheAdvisory Committee recommends acceptance ofthe amountrequested forappropriation bytheSecretary-General, thatis,$16,851,500, whichis$10,000 lessthantheamountof$16,861,500 currently included inhis initial programme budgetproposals forthebiennium 1990-1991 (seepara.12above). -7-Not,s 11s••Qfflpill R,cords oftb'Gen,ral Ass,mbly, [arty-fourth ~,ssion, 'MlR1MmlPt No,A(A/44/6/Rev.l), vol.11,table32.3andparas.32.5and32.6. 11~.,Su;pl,m.nt No.7andcorrigenda (A/44/7 andCorr.l and2), para.32.3. 11~.,Su;pl,ment Ng.6(A/44/6/Rev.l), vol.11,tabl~32.3and para••32.7-32,9, -8-DOCUMENT A/44/7/Add.3 Fourthreport Section 15.UnitedNations Conference onTradeandDevelopment [Original: English] [16November 1989] 1.Inthecontext ofitsfirstreading oftheSecretary-General's proposed programme bUd_etforthebiennium 1990-1991, 1/theFifthCommittee debated section 15(United Nations Conference onTradeandDevelopment (UNCTAD» atits 29thmeeting, on6November 1989. Atthatmeeting, questions wereraised