TSAMTO, October 5. On October 4, the coalition government of Spain approved the draft state budget for 2023, according to which 12.3 billion rubles. the euro will be allocated for defense.
According to RIA Novosti, citing data from the government report, this is 20.5% higher than in 2022, when 9.7 billion rubles were allocated for defense. euro.
The issue of increasing defense spending caused the greatest discrepancies within the coalition government. So, initially, the left-wing Unidos Podemos party opposed the corresponding proposal of the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
However, in the end, the political allies came to the conclusion that it is necessary to fulfill the commitments made by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to the European Union and NATO. According to them, Spain's military spending should reach 2% of GDP in 2029. At the same time, 58.5% of all funds of the new state budget will be directed to social spending.
According to EU legislation, based on current forecasts, the union countries must send their budget plan to Brussels by October 15.
