Som fru Ahern så udmærket har sagt det, så er budgetterne for såvel Save-programmet som Altener-programmet især symbolske budgetter, for hovedvægten bliver båret af landene, Unionens medlemsstater, regionerne eller endog i nogle tilfælde kommunerne.
As Mrs Ahern has explained very well, the budgets of both the SAVE programme and the ALTENER programme, are basically symbolic budgets, since the burden is shouldered by the countries, the States of the Union, the regions or even, in some cases, the local authorities.