A/RES/52/249 Page 3 1995, 49/249 B of 14 September 1995, 50/224 of 11 April 1996, 51/218 A to C of 18 December 1996 and 52/230 of 31 March 1998 and its decisions 48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 1998, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A of 22 December 1997; 9. Decides further that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 8 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 225,100 dollars approved for the Mission for the period from 27 March to 30 June 1998; 10. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic the amount of 29,105,850 dollars gross (28,369,350 dollars net) for the maintenance of the Mission for the period from 1 July to 30 November 1998, inclusive of the amount of 1,468,850 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations; 11. Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion among Member States the amount of 2,910,585 dollars gross (2,836,935 dollars net) for the period from 1 to 15 July 1998, in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 1998, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A; 12. Decides further that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X), there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 11 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 73,650 dollars approved for the Mission for the period from 1 to 15 July 1998; 13. Decides, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion among Member States the amount of 26,195,265 dollars gross (25,532,415 dollars net) for the period from 16 July to 30 November 1998 at a monthly rate of 5,821,170 dollars gross (5,673,870 dollars net), in accordance with the scheme set out in the present resolution and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 1998, as set out in its resolution 52/215 A, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission beyond 15 July 1998; 14. Decides also that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X), there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 13 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 662,850 dollars approved for the Mission for the period from 16 July to 30 November 1998; 15. Invites voluntary contributions to the Mission in cash and in the form of services and supplies acceptable to the Secretary-General, to be administered, as appropriate, in accordance with the procedure and practices established by the General Assembly; 16. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic". 88th plenary meeting 26 June 1998