a the Assembly welcomes the findings by the Board of Auditors to the effect that there has been a consistent and clear improvement in every sphere over the past few years, and that the organisation's financial arrangements have been sound and economical ;
b notes, for the 1980 budget, a net increase in real terms of 1.81 %, which it considers far too modest for the aims attributed to the Council of Europe, but appreciates that the Intergovernmental Work Programme shows an increase of 4.5% in real terms ;
c regrets that no greater efforts could be made to improve the image of the Council of Europe in the field of its public relations, and recalls, in this context, the importance it attaches to the work of the Stimulating Committee on Information, launched in 1979 under the chairmanship of the President of the Assembly, and at the initiative of the Committee of Ministers ;
d calls upon the financial authorities of all member states to ensure, when deciding on the 1981 budget, that the means allocated to the Council of Europe correspond to the tasks allotted to it and thus allow for a moderate growth rate in real terms of at least 2% to 3%.
