Estonia in 2018 will allocate over 500 million euros for defense

In 2018, Estonia will allocate 528 million euros for the development of the armed forces, which is a record amount of military spending in stories Republic, said on Tuesday the Minister of Defense Jüri Luik. In the country's parliament, defense is considered the most important article of government spending.

The Minister noted the importance of the consensus reached on the financing of state defense.

Estonia has a political consensus on the recognition of the priority of defense spending. Two percent of GDP is the minimum that we must invest in national defense to ensure its sustainability.

- quotes the words of Luika the press service of the military.

The minister explained that the defense budget consists of three important parts: a long-term program for building defensive capacities, ensuring the presence of Allied troops in the country and financing projects in accordance with the state program of defense investments.

Luik noted that purchases of mechanization tools, various ammunition, communications equipment, information technologies, personal protective equipment and uniforms will be made. Replacing small weapons in the Defense Forces. A cycle of updating naval minesweepers will be conducted fleet.

The Estonian government last week reached an agreement on the draft state budget for the 2018 year, the amount of which will exceed 10 billion euros for the first time. The Cabinet plans to submit the draft law on the state budget to the Parliament of September 27, reports RIA News

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[Pivot]

Zenith on defense, in my opinion, spends more.

[SRC P-15]

Estonia in 2018 will allocate over 500 million euros for defense

It was 2020 ... the allocated money all goes.

[oldseaman1957]

Estonia in 2018 will allocate over 500 million euros for defense

“And increase his army as much as a whole platoon!” (Bedding and diapers bring your own.)

[siberalt]

Where did the money come from, Zin?

[oldzek]

or maybe as in the 30s, voluntary donations from the population? I forgot to put quotes.

[Maz]

Sick people

[Firework]

judging by the generosity of army spending - Estonia is the richest country in the world

[kg pv]

So the “West 2017” will end, it’s time to even dissolve the army home.

[Simon]

I wonder where they will find such an amount, if they have almost all the people to Europe escaped, with whom to take taxes then, and the economy is on the verge of collapse ?! The navel will not untie?

[Simon]

Quote: kg pv

So the “West 2017” will end, it’s time to even dissolve the army home.

So they have an army - three battalions, along with one tank!

[Simon]

Quote: SRC P-15

Estonia in 2018 will allocate over 500 million euros for defense

It was 2020 ... the allocated money all goes.

In the pockets of the authorities!

[Simon]

Quote: oldseaman1957

Estonia in 2018 will allocate over 500 million euros for defense

“And increase his army as much as a whole platoon!” (Bedding and diapers bring your own.)

Yes ... ah! Not enough for a tank of tin. What to do!

[Vasya Vassin]

Will there be enough panes for wedges? Two? Three? And if from mdf?

[afrikanez]

In 2018, Estonia will allocate 528 million euros for the development of the armed forces

And with all this money he will buy kitchen utensils.

[Tolstoevsky]

why stand out from your holey pocket when you can beg for it as a non-brother?

[Slovak]

ESStonic discharge ... What and from whom are you going to protect something?

[my five cents]

and money comes from residents regardless of citizenship. Gasoline, alcohol, food ... For example, in Russia, butter costs 36 rubles 90 kopecks. And we had a pack, -2 euros. It’s kind of 140 rubles. Why did it cost? Sanctions. When Russia refused to buy Estonian dairy products (and rightly so), the excess led to a sharp decrease in the price of milk. Cows under the knife. Now there is no milk, there is no oil in stores even for 140 rubles. They promised to give, but at significantly different prices. That's where the money for defense of senility ... And what do you command me to do? I’m butter, you won’t call it butter, but I don’t eat, but gasoline and other “fuel”, upo I demand.