There are many reasons for the additional needs of the Bundeswehr – for example, the troops demand more money to fill empty ammunition depots.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistopius says that without a budget increase of 10 billion euros, the modernization of the Bundeswehr is impossible. It is not yet known whether the department will receive these funds. Spiegel reports.
It is known that the officials of the Ministry of Defense in the first negotiations with the financial department of the budget argued that without it, the increase in the modernization of the Bundeswehr, promised by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, would be impossible.
Adding that there are many reasons for the additional needs of the Bundeswehr. For example, troops need more money to fill empty ammunition depots. In the special fund for the armed forces, which has 100 billion euros, there are almost no funds for this.
In addition, Pistorius planners fear that higher public sector salaries will reduce opportunities for investment in the operational readiness of the Bundeswehr.
Another argument is NATO requirements. Today Germany is not even close to achieving 2% of GDP for defense, as demanded by the Alliance. Germany currently spends about 1.6 percent. The publication states that the only way to overcome the 2 percent barrier is to significantly increase the annual budget.
However, it is not yet known whether Pistorius will receive additional funding. The Ministry of Finance has insisted that funds from a special fund of 100 billion euros will be spent first.
The other day, the head of the German Defense Ministry, Boris Pistorius, visited Warsaw and announced a summit of countries forming a “tank coalition” and moving Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
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