Budget Brief: UK 2.5% Of GDP Boost Is Not All It Seems

Sunak announcement

On April 23 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK would raise its defense budget to “a new baseline” 2.5% of GDP by 2030.

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As the UK’s two major parties begin to vie for credibility on defense and security issues ahead of a general election that will take place before the end of 2024, the ruling Conservative government upped the ante last week by providing a definitive schedule for its pledge to increase military...
Craig Caffrey

Craig works as a senior analyst on Aviation Week Network’s military and commercial forecast databases, specializing in military aircraft markets and…

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