2015-05-27 17:53 Author: PAP, IAR, TSAS [Photo: chor. R.Mniedło / 11LDKPanc. / zoom.mon.gov.pl] 
Parliament decided on Wednesday to raise from the 2016 defense spending to 2 percent. GDP. For the amendment to the Law on reconstruction and financing of the army voted 402 deputies, against two, two abstained. – This is the most important day in my career, the defense minister – says Tomasz Siemoniak.
The amendment envisages earmarking of defense at least 2 percent. GDP from the previous year, starting next year. Currently, the share of defense expenditure in GDP is 1.95 percent. According to estimates, defense spending would increase by approx. 800 million zł.
Chamber rejected the amendment assumes that the share of capital expenditure (purchases, repairs) in the years 2016-2023 would amount to at least 25 percent. defense budget and, since 2024. – 20 percent. – As much as today. Also rejected the request of a minority, assuming that the value of purchases made in the Polish industry should be at least 60 percent. capital expenditures.
Increase defense spending announced in the October exposé of Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz. Wednesday adopted an amendment is a combination of government projects and two deputies submitted by PiS and PSL.
– This is the most important day in my career, the defense minister – told reporters the head of the Ministry of National Defence Tomasz Siemoniak. He added that counts on the approval of the Senate and signed by the President into law. This would allow for the introduction of a limit of 2 per cent. GDP already in next year’s budget.
The Polish army is currently the largest since the collapse of communist modernization. As part of a $ 130 billion military program got or even get among other things, tanks, helicopters, warships, missile defense systems and systems for infantry support.
The last achievement was the choice of MON multi-role helicopter, around which accumulated a lot of controversy. In April, Defense Ministry reported that attempts to stage only qualified H225M Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter EC725) Caracal.
Two other bids – PZL-Swidnik and AgustaWestland with AW149 helicopter and a consortium of Sikorsky Aircraft, and PZL Mielec machine Black Hawk – Ministry rejected, as citing the failure to comply with formal requirements.
The decision on the selection of MON EC-725 Caracal sparked numerous protests among trade unionists and crews plants in Mielec and Świdnik, as well as the local governments of Lublin and Podkarpackie regions.
The increase defense spending by NATO to the recommended level of 2 percent. Of GDP last year, they said President Bronislaw Komorowski and Prime Ministers Donald Tusk and Health Minister. It is also one of the main findings of last year’s NATO summit in Newport. State Pact have committed themselves to an army that will seem at least the equivalent of two percent of its GDP. It is true that once, in 2006, consisted of such declarations, but then nothing came of it.
Today, only a few NATO countries meets the provisions of the narrow nearly a decade, and some – and Spain – do not seem to army even one percent of the GDP! Now he has to change that, because at the summit in Newport established that Member States have a maximum of 10 years to reach 2 percent level.
Data for 2012
Source: World Money.pl/Bank
Poland reached him for a year, but now in terms of share of expenditures on the army compared to GDP falls well . According to recent World Bank data, including expenditures of NATO countries in 2012, to 28 member states we occupied the eighth position (and then released exactly equivalent to 1.8 percent of annual GDP).
It turns out that our country falls well not only in terms of abstract interest, but also the overall amount spent on the military. Among European Union countries deal seventh place – according to data for 2015 years globafirepower.com collected by the service.
Data for 2015 years
Source: Money.pl/globalfirepower.com
unquestionable leader in the ranking of countries with the largest military spenders are of course the United States. Barack Obama wpompuje this year in the army $ 577 billion, almost four times more than the second in the statement of China. Third on the list of service globalfirepower.com Russia will spend on the military now only 60 billion, another in the statement of India – almost 57 billion, and closing out the top five United Kingdom – 51.5 billion. Compared to these amounts Poland with the equivalent of about $ 9 billion remains poor relation.
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