The defense budget must go beyond the NATO requirement Dagens PS

The threat to global security is increasing.

This year, Sweden will meet NATO’s requirement that the member countries’ defense budget be 2 percent of GDP.

But according to the defense committee’s final report, that will not be enough.

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Staircase with risers

Therefore, Sweden plans to increase the defense budget to 2.5 percent of GDP until the year 2030.

This is evident from a draft of the report to be presented on Friday.

According to information to Expressen, it is about a staircase of increases in the defense budget over the next five years.

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