BUDGET & FINANCE
Most of the Assembly’s funding comes from contributions from the parliaments or governments of member nations.
National contributions are determined according to the same budget key used for the NATO civil budget. The Assembly also receives a subsidy from NATO.
Over the past 25 years, special contributions have been made at various points by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DCAF (the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance), the governments of Switzerland, Norway, Luxembourg and Denmark, as well as NATO to support the Assembly’s Rose-Roth outreach seminars and training programmes.
The annual budget is used to cover the International Secretariat’s operating costs. National delegations are responsible for funding the participation of their members in Assembly activities.
The Assembly’s budget amounted to EUR 4,045,125.00 in 2022 and in 2023. Execution of the budget led to a surplus of EUR 6,979.76 at the end of 2022.
The Assembly’s Treasurer, a parliamentarian who is an elected officer of the Assembly and who ensures that the budget is consistent with the Assembly’s political objectives, is responsible for drafting the Assembly’s budget.
The Treasurer submits the draft budget to the Standing Committee and the full Assembly for consideration and adoption. The Secretary General implements the budget under the oversight of the Treasurer.
The Assembly’s finances are audited by the International Board of Auditors for NATO (IBAN). In its audit, IBAN considers whether, in accordance with the Financial Reporting Framework adopted by the Assembly’s Standing Committee, the information in the financial statements fairly presents the financial year-end position, the financial performance, and cash flows for the year as well as whether accounts are properly supported by underlying records and source documentation. In addition, IBAN also considers whether transactions are in compliance with budgetary authorisations and applicable NATO PA regulations.
Because the audit takes place in the spring of the following year, the figures are the audited financial statements for 2022 (see link below). The 2023 audited finances will be made public on the NATO PA website after adoption by the Plenary Assembly in May 2024.
Statement of financial performance at 31 December 2022
Contributions 2022 from Members countries - Based on the NATO civil budget key