It would facilitate networking, joint actions and training amongst tax personnel, while also funding IT systems to ensure efficient exchange of information between national tax administrations.

169. Agrees with the Court of Auditors that the Commission has introduced effective new front-office IT tools which have substantially improved the interaction with beneficiaries, led to less administrative burden for both sides and helped to avoid the risk of potential duplication of funding; is concerned, however, that a substantial challenge remains, i.e. the optimisation of back-office IT tools which ensures a further reduction of the administrative burden and to guarantee an effective interlink between the modules used by the different DGs; embraces the work on the common back-office IT tool (SYGMA) and the common electronic workf ...[+++]low tool (Compass), which has started well in advance and should ensure that these will be available for Horizon 2020;

Michael Mooney, Senior Director, Corporate Finance and Administration.

Wayne Osborne, Director, Finance and Administration.

1. The appropriations determined by the budgetary authority for the financing of standardisation activities may also cover the administrative expenses relating to actions involving preparation, monitoring, inspection, auditing and evaluation which are directly necessary for achieving the objectives of this Decision, and particularly studies, meetings, information and publi ...[+++]cation activities, expenses relating to informatics networks for the exchange of information and any other expenditure on administrative and technical assistance which the Commission may use for standardisation activities.

1. The appropriations authorised by the budgetary authority for the financing of standardisation activities may also cover the administrative expenses relating to actions involving preparation, monitoring, inspection, auditing and evaluation, which are directly necessary for achieving the objectives of this Decision, and particularly studies, meetings, information and publi ...[+++]cation activities, expenses relating to informatics networks for the exchange of information and any other expenditure on administrative and technical assistance which the Commission may use for standardisation activities.