Funds for the purchase of spare parts for military equipment of the Bundeswehr have already been spent this year, Bussunes Insider journalists said on March 31, citing data from the department, the publication reports.
According to journalists, the total budget of the German armed forces in 2023 amounted to 51 billion euros (4.25 trillion rubles). 5 billion euros (420 billion rubles) were allocated for the purchase of spare parts for military equipment. The source of the publication explained that the allocated funds were executed in the first 64 days of 2023.
The resources were spent on the repair of large military equipment, the purchase of uniforms and ammunition.
Let us remember that in June 2022, the Bundestag and the Bundesrat supported by a majority of votes the proposal of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to organize a special fund for the armed forces of 100,000 million euros (8.4 trillion rubles). For comparison, the military budget of the Russian Federation in 2023 is 4981 billion rubles (at the level of 60-79 billion euros, depending on the euro exchange rate).
Earlier, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that a fund of 100 billion euros (8.4 trillion rubles) would not be enough due to the appearance of new expenses for the army service and demanded to increase the military budget in another 10 billion euros (840 billion rubles). rubles) in the year.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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