A/RES/60/276 14. Requests the Secretary-General to review the administrative support structure for the quick impact projects with a view to minimizing overhead costs for their implementation; 15. Decides to reduce operational costs by 1 million dollars; 16. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the relevant provisions of its resolutions 59/296 and 60/266; 17. Also requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy; 18. Further requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission; Financial performance report for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 19. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the financial performance of the Mission for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005; 3 Budget estimates for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 20. Decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission in Liberia the amount of 745,572,300 dollars for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, inclusive of 714,613,300 dollars for the maintenance of the Mission, 25,571,000 dollars for the support account for peacekeeping operations and 5,388,000 dollars for the United Nations Logistics Base; Financing of the appropriation 21. Also decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 186,393,100 dollars for the period from 1 July to 30 September 2006, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 58/256 of 23 December 2003, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2006, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B of 23 December 2003; 22. Further decides 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 21 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 3,394,000 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 2,573,000 dollars approved for the Mission, the prorated share of 719,100 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account and the prorated share of 101,900 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base; 23. Decides to apportion among Member States the amount of 559,179,200 dollars for the period from 1 October 2006 to 30 June 2007 at a monthly rate of 62,131,022 dollars, in accordance with the levels updated in General Assembly resolution 58/256, and taking into account the scale of assessments for 2006, as set out in its resolution 58/1 B, and the scale of assessments for 2007, 4 subject to a decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Mission; _______________ 3 4 A/60/645. To be adopted by the General Assembly. 3