minus0.1percent.Estimate recommended bytheAdvisory Committee •••••••••$ 995880010454700 11271900 1099750010435600 .......................Estimate submitteJ bytheSecretary-General •••••••••••• Revised appropriations 1984-1985 Actualexpenses 1982-1983 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Initial appropriations 1984-1985 , hh, I ~.,28H.2Intable28H.2,whichprovides ananalysis oftherevalued 1984-1985 resource base,anamountof$196,800 (atrevised 1985rates)isshownas"special adjustments", andexplained infootnote!Iofthetable. TheAdvisory Committee givesinformation onspecial adjustments inchapterI,paragraph 18above. 28H.3 Asshownintable28H.4,thenetnegative resource growthof$13,900 (at revised 1985rates)isattributable toreduced requirements forrentaland' maintenance ofequipment, supplies andmaterials andotherobjects ofexpenditure ($71,700 atrevised 1985rates)whichmorethanoffsetincreased requirements for established postsandcommonstaffcosts,general temporary assistance and furniture andequipment ($57,800 atrevised 1985rates). 28H.4For1986-1987, atotalstaffing establishment of108regular budget established postsisproposed (1D-2,3D-l,7P-5,5P-4,12P-3,9P-2/1and 71General Service, ofwhich5areatthePrincipal level). Therewillalsobeone temporary postcharged against theregular budget(attheP-4level)and 25extrabudgetary posts(2attheP-3leveland23General Service). 28H.5Thestaffing proposals aboveinclude arequest bytheSecretary-General to reclassify anestablished BudgetOfficer postintheBudgetandManagement Systems Service fromtheP-3toP-4level(para.28H.6oftheproposed programme budget). TheAdvisory Committee notesthatthisrequest waspreviously submitted bythe Secretary-General inthecontext ofhisprogramme budgetproposals forthebiennium 1984-1985. ~Initsrelated report, theAdvisory Committee hadstatedthatit was"•••notconvinced thattheresponsibilities attributed tothispostwarrant itsreclassification andtherefore doesnotrecommend approval ofthe Secretary-General's request". 29/Intheopinion oftheCommittee therehavebeen nonewdevelopments towarrant-a changeinitsview.Theconsequential reduction intheestimate wouldbe$19,100• W.!!2!2..,Supplement No.6(A/38/6), vol.III,para.28H.20. Will2,.,Supplement No.7(A/38/7), para.28.113. -164- /t\ iLL /... tr<4700 5600 8800 1900 '7500 9percent, ofthe !resource 'ealgrowthat 14-1985 las"special :'1Committee Ibove. iIj,900(at 11and' :expenditure lirements for :eand )udget P-2/land ll1alsobeone and :y-General to JementSystems lmmebudget). :edbythe )rthebiennium ltedthatit ?Ostwarrant lerehavebeen ialreduction288.6Theprovision forfurniture andequipment undersection 288isentirely new.Theresource growthof$34,500 (atrevised 1985rates)forfurniture and­ equipment (table288.4)coverstheproposed purchase ofelectronic data-andword­ processing equipment fortheFinance Service (fivevideodisplay units)and personnel Service (threetextprocessing work-stations, onedaisywheelprinter and onevideodisplay unit). According toadditional information provided by representatives of'theSecretary-General, theexisting electronic data-processing andword-processing equipment installed intheFinance andPersonnel Services comprises atotalofeightwork-stations andthreeprinters. Therearealsoa totaloffivedata-processing terminals/printer equipment installed inthetwo services. Inprevious bienniums thisequipment wascharged against section 28I undercommonservices notdistributed toprogrammes. Thechangeisintended better toidentify theallocation ofsuchresources andequipment atGenevainaccordance withprocedures already established for8eadquarters. Inthecircumstances, and forthereasons statedbytheSecretary-General inparagraphs 288.16and28H.23of theproposed programme budget, theAdvisory Committee recommends approval ofthe estimate. 288.7Inparagraphs 28H.15and28H.22oftheproposed programme budget, the relatedadditional maintenance costsforthenewelectronic data-andword­ processing equipment tobeacquired fortheFinance andPersonnel Services are estimated at$15,300 (atrevised 1985rates). TheAdvisory Committee notesthat