In 2021/22, the United Kingdom spent approximately 48.6 billion British pounds on defense, an increase of around four billion pounds when on the previous year. In October 2022 British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace announced that Britain’s military spending will double and reach 100 billion pounds by 2030, meeting the new Prime Minister Truss’ goal of increasing military spending to 3% of GDP.
43% Increase |
31% Decrease |
36% Increase |
31% Decrease |
7% Increase, but only after our deficit is drastically reduced |
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Decrease, unless there's a threat of world war 3 (in which case we should increase it).
@9PCGLSS5 days5D
With my desire to restrict our activities in foreign wars, our defence funding should only be calculated for national needs.
@9P7M63P1wk1W
Stay the same but with a more targeted approach toward technological advancements in defensive equipment such as anti-missle and drone.
@9P6LYBD1wk1W
Our armed forces are a joke compared to what they once were, money needs to be better spent before more is invested.
@9P48H671wk1W
Increase. I served 7 years in the British Army and although we're one of the best trained Armies in the world, our equipment is old, outdated and in need of significant modernization.
@9NYJ7XP2wks2W
Investment should be made in relevant areas, not unaffordable vanity projects such as aircraft carriers
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