As from 1 January 1980, sums paid for the reimbursement of value added tax paid on their investment expenditure by the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are entered in the investment section of the budget of the beneficiary local authority, establishment or body.
However, by way of exception and insofar as they exceed the total expenditure shown in the investment section, they may be entered in the operating section of the said budgets to ensure the payment of interest relating to loans taken out by the beneficiary local authority, establishment or body.
From 1 January 2016, sums paid by the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund for the reimbursement of value added tax paid on their operating expenditure are entered in the operating section of the budget of the beneficiary local authority, establishment or body.