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).
@9M3NJ9M5 days5D
Neither, but it should remove the pension burden for service personnel from the defence budget to free up more spending on equipment and training
@9LZBQMQ7 days7D
Increase until the military is modernised, then reduce to maintain a set level above the NATO minimum.
@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.
@8SS5JZG3yrs3Y
Decrease, and abolish all our foreign bases and bring the troops home.
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