Ved udgangen af 1993 var der indgået forpligtelse for samtlige bevillinger, men betalingerne udgjorde kun 38,4% af disse forpligtelser, fordi en stor del af bevillingerne til hele perioden først udmøntede sig i indgåede forpligtelser ved årets udgang.
At the end of 1993, 100% of the allocated appropriations had been committed, but only 38.4% of these commitments had been the subject of payments, since many of the appropriations planned for the whole period were committed at the end of the year.