Defense Budget, data

that's PPP adjusted. this is usefull for comparations but not for determining budgets as there "real $/€" will have to be spend.

Sorry, that was 2004 data. Indeed PPP. If you dont want PPP data, then the budget is only 73 billion dollars. Again, 2004 data.

The military budget of 2.3% of GDP will not be spent in its entirety on these programs, since other expenses have to be met - salaries, exercises, maintenance, training, base facilities etc. A large part of these money will be borrowed IMO. So the payment will take several years, but the results could be felt in shorter time.

What I think is worthy of a debate is the fact that the Navy receives the most. I imagine this is a change in the usual strategy, but I'm not sure, I dont have previous data on this.

What's the opinion of other members, is it good to channel those funds to the Navy?

the 2006 data is about 96 bn nominal.

that depends on what is expected from the navy.
i'd see a more pressing need to modernize the air force and ground forces than the navy.

This post has been edited by dead-cat on November 09, 2006 07:09 am

President and Premier clash over 2008 Army budget

The draft budget for 2008 elaborated by Cabinet Taricenau stipulates a budget of 1.9 per cent of GDP for the Army, while President Basescu requests the Executive to observe its foreign promises and to allot 2.38 per of GDP to the military expenditures.

http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=de...20071101-508582

Melescanu said that the Defence Ministry might have a higher budget next year and that he expects about 1.5 per cent of the GDP to be allocated to this field in 2009.

http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=de...d=20081020-9884

Defense budget for 2011 cut by 30%:

http://www.ziare.com/economie/buget/buget-...amentul-1058575

This post has been edited by Imperialist on November 28, 2010 07:37 pm