Lithuania’s president outlines proposed 2027 defense funding
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- President Gitanas Nausėda says Lithuania should allocate about €4.9 billion to defense in 2027, or roughly 5.25 percent of projected GDP.
- Including defense-related spending, the total could reach about 7 percent of GDP because countries calculate such costs differently.
- Nausėda says the funds must be used effectively, with work involving the Defense Ministry and the Public Procurement Office.
Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda says defense spending should reach about €4.9 billion in 2027, equal to roughly 5.25 percent of the country’s projected GDP.
He also noted that countries calculate defense-related expenditure differently. Once additional spending connected with defense is included, the total could amount to about 7 percent of GDP.
Nausėda stressed that the money must be used effectively. Work on that issue is taking place with the Ministry of National Defence and the Public Procurement Office.
The president also said bureaucratic requirements should not obstruct the use of the funds.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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