Five years after the United Kingdom left the European single market, the accounting of administrative burdens generated by Brexit finds an accounting response for the Customs and Monopolies Agency (Adm). It has collected over 44 million euros from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (Bar), the fund established by the European Union to mitigate the economic and social consequences of the British withdrawal.
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The highest costs between 2021 and 2023
The resources, already credited, cover the higher costs incurred by Adm between January 2021 and September 2023 to manage customs controls on goods in transit to and from the United Kingdom.
The reimbursement request
The process that led to the payment lasted about three years. The Customs Directorate worked with the Agency for Territorial Cohesion – today the Department for Cohesion Policies of the Presidency of the Council – to access the share of resources allocated by the European Commission.
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After signing an Agreement, the request went through three levels of control, necessary to accurately quantify the increased expenditure and to build the project sheet to be submitted to Brussels. The Commission finally deemed the reported expenses admissible.
No spending constraints
These are compensatory funds, not tied to a specific destination: Adm can therefore use them according to its organizational and operational needs, respecting the principles of sound financial management.
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