Budget Brief: Consensus On 2.5% GDP Target For UK

Keir Starmer

Opposition leader Keir Starmer, pictured here meeting British troops in Estonia, has pledged to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP when resources allow if his Labour Party win the next election.

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In a positive development for the UK Defense Ministry (MOD), opposition leader Keir Starmer announced in mid-April that any future Labour Party government would seek to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP, matching a similar pledge by the incumbent Conservative government. The move by Labour—which...
Craig Caffrey

Craig works as a senior analyst on Aviation Week Network’s military and commercial forecast databases, specializing in military aircraft markets and…

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