A/RES/52/244 Page 4 16. Decides also to appropriate the amount of 7,483,160 dollars gross (6,994,260 dollars net) for the maintenance and liquidation of the Support Group for the period from 1 July to 30 November 1998, inclusive of the amount of 383,160 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations, to be apportioned, as an ad hoc arrangement, among Member States 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; 17. 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 16 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of 488,900 dollars approved for the period from 1 July to 30 November 1998; 18. Invites voluntary contributions to the Transitional Administration and the Support Group 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; 19. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session an item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium and the Civilian Police Support Group". 88th plenary meeting 26 June 1998