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.
42% Increase |
32% Decrease |
35% Increase |
32% Decrease |
7% Increase, but only after our deficit is drastically reduced |
See how support for each position on “Military Spending” has changed over time for 111k UK voters.
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See how importance of “Military Spending” has changed over time for 111k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8SRBY9P3yrs3Y
Decrease, unless there's a threat of world war 3 (in which case we should increase it).
@9LXWZW53 days3D
Decrease; we should focus on negotiating with our “enemies” because preparing to fight them will get us nowhere, but peace can go a long way.
@9L54P521mo1MO
Decrease but not entirely abandon. The military spending takes up a lot of money that could be useful elsewhere
@9KV27WL2mos2MO
Increase, however de-prioritise trident and instead focus on high quality equipment and not the nuclear programme.
@9KBPHNY2mos2MO
The military spending should be moderate and balanced with other priorities for Great Britain. A military spending which is appropriate for defending the nation.
@8SSRZY53yrs3Y
Keep the funding the same.
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