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The budgeted costs for 2007 are 4% higher than the budgeted costs for 2006. This is mainly a result of the increased staff levels necessary to enable the RIPE NCC to expand its Membership Services and to improve its Information Services.

Statement of Income & Expenditure RIPE NCC

Following from the Charging Scheme 2007, a rebate of 2.5 MEUR will be redistributed to existing members. This redistribution will not affect the budget 2007 as the 2.5 MEUR will be directly discounted from the excess reserves that have accumulated in the RIPE NCC Clearing House.

Development of RIPE NCC Reserves

The table below summarises the capital development of the RIPE NCC. The capital consists of the RIPE NCC reserves including the surplus / deficit for the year at issue.

Expenses

The expenses per activity show an increase for Membership Services as a result of the implementation of the RIPE NCC Customer Service Desk. In addition the continuation of the RIPE NCC's support for Internet Number Resource Certification contributes to the increase.

The expenses for Coordination Activities are in line with 2006. For 2007, the RIPE Meeting expenses include RIPE NCC staff expenses associated with the RIPE Meetings.

The overall expenditure for Information Services increases to improve this portfolio of services provided by the RIPE NCC. This includes developing more useful and ready-to-use products and providing RIPE NCC members with more comprehensive reporting.

The table below shows the new activity for 2007. The figures presented for this activity are the direct allocated costs and do not include an overhead or management fee.

Income and Fees per Billing Category (Based on the Proposed Charging Scheme)

Note:Income received from new members is estimated at 50% of the service fee due to an equal spread of new members across the year.