23 February 2024 at 06:33 Pledges extra billions to the Armed Forces The government promises a double-digit number of extra billions to the Armed Forces in a new defense plan, which will come just after Easter. That’s what Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum says. The background is fear of the security situation in Europe. – A powerful escalation must take place here. It must be included for the army, more for the Home Guard, we must secure the air force and the navy, says Vedum to news. – We are putting forward our long-term plan, which will be the first plan that includes NATO’s 2 percent target. Since 2014, all NATO members have aimed to spend 2 percent of their country’s gross income on defence.
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