The government agrees at the account of 2084 million to defense with opposition to the addition
The government agreed on Tuesday a A credit transfer of 2084 million euros is dedicated to defenseAnd it is the point that had a minority opposition to adding it to the cabinet. The Minister of Health said, “Within the coalition government, we have health differences and we made notes,” said the Minister of Health. Monica Garcia. However, both parties indicate that this transfer comes from a The commitment acquired in 2024So this year I will not count as new expenses to reach 2 % of GDP in the committed defense.
PILAR ALEGRíA spokesman determined that by transferring credit that serves the programs and contracts that were already present, but because this year’s budget was forced to choose this formula that was already used in 2024. Update, maintenance and improvements to the forces And the infrastructure attributed to the defense.
In this sense, government sources emphasize that this element It will not raise the ratio of gross domestic product Defense is destined for last year, but kept it. The Minister Al -Ajri repeated that they still do not have data to emphasize the percentage of GDP is Spain at the present time, but he stressed that the Sanchez executive authority invests 10,000 million a year, and moved from 0.9 % of GDP when it reached 1.2 % from Montaco where the official numbers were far away. “The commitment to reach 2 % is still clear, firm, and the will of the government is to fulfill it as soon as possible,” he said.
The Minister of Health, from the executive minority pavilion, also attended at the press conference after the Council of Ministers, where the group’s opposition to this transfer confirmed, despite its framework within a “Healthy contrast”. He said: “We have made notes, but we share something necessary. We need a strategic independence that goes beyond military spending.”
Moncloa sources note that in the event of this element “there is no trap”, because it is a triple credit transfer that already comes from last year. It also indicates that the contradiction with the addition around it is “naturalized”. However, they insist that these expenses will not raise the tenths of the gross domestic product that aims to defend and that the formula for approval is because of the fact that there is a budget extension. “They are expected multiple expenses,” they need.
