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He told reporters about this after a meeting with Prime Minister Ingrid Šimonyte on Saturday.
“We talked about the 2021 budget and the laws that accompany it, we talked about the amount of funds allocated for national defense. I think one of the key messages is that these funds will be small, but they will still increase and will go mainly to the social welfare of the soldiers and their families, ”he said.
The minister did not mention specific figures.
The draft budget for next year prepared by the Government of Saulius Skvernelis, which has completed its work and is being returned to the Government for improvement, provided the Ministry of National Defense with one billion. EUR 17 million – as much as this year.
Spending is tied to the NATO standard of at least 2% for defense. gross domestic product. According to different economic development scenarios, defense spending in Lithuania would amount to 2.01-2.09 of GDP next year.
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