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Babis reacted: "The Czech Republic will not meet the NATO target this year"

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš stated that the Czech Republic will not meet NATO's target of spending 2% of GDP on defense this year. The country had previously aimed to reach this goal but has reduced its planned defense spending to between 1.7% and 1.8% of GDP. Babiš emphasized the need to stabilize public finances first. Meanwhile, the Czech government increased spending on energy subsidies and road construction, leading to a higher budget deficit compared to the previous administration. NATO has agreed to raise its minimum defense spending target to 5% of GDP by 2035.

Prag neće ni ove godine ispuniti minimalni cilj NATO-a o izdvajanju 2 odsto bruto domaćeg proizvoda za odbranu, ali će imati za cilj da ga realizuje od 2027, izjavio je danas češki premijer Andrej Babiš .

Dok su mnogi saveznici značajno povećali odbrambene izdatke u svetlu rata Rusije protiv Ukrajine , Češka je potrošila manje od 2 odsto BDP-a pod prethodnom vladom prošle godine, uprkos cilju da se postigne zadati minimalni procenat izdvajanja, preneo je Reuters.

Babišova vlada je smanjila ovogodišnji prvobitni plan odbrambenih izdataka na oko 1,7 do 1,8 odsto BDP -a, ali premijer je govorio da traži načine da ispuni cilj.

On je, međutim, izjavio da to više nije slučaj i da vlada neće ispuniti cilj o izdvajanju 2 procenta BDP-a za odbranu u ovoj godini.

"Moramo prvo da sredimo javne finansije", naveo je Babiš u objavi na Fejsbuku .

Dok je smanjivao izdatke za odbranu, Babišov kabinet je povećao rashode za subvencionisanje cena energije i finansiranje izgradnje puteva, povećavajući ukupni budžetski deficit za ovu godinu sa nivoa koje je predložila prethodna vlada.

Suočen sa novim bezbednosnim pretnjama i zahtevima Sjedinjenih Američkih Država da Evropa snosi veći deo odgovornosti za svoju odbranu , NATO je pristao da poveća svoj minimalni cilj potrošnje za odbranu na 5 odsto BDP-a do 2035. godine, uključujući 3,5 procenta za osnovne vojne rashode, podseća Reuters.

"Uveren sam da ćemo upravljati granicom od 2 odsto BDP-a sledeće godine. To neće biti jednokratna akcija i ukras za izlog, već deo dugoročnog plana", ukazao je Babiš.

On je dodao da će u narednim godinama biti povećani rashodi za odbranu, na odgovoran način koji odgovara bezbednosnoj situaciji i obavezama prema saveznicima.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)

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Source document: Reuters report on Czech defense spending

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Babis reacted: "The Czech Republic will not meet the NATO target this year"

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš stated that the Czech Republic will not meet NATO's target of spending 2% of GDP on defense this year. The country had previously aimed to reach this goal but has reduced its planned defense spending to between 1.7% and 1.8% of GDP. Babiš emphasized the need to stabilize public finances first. Meanwhile, the Czech government increased spending on energy subsidies and road construction, leading to a higher budget deficit compared to the previous administration. NATO has agreed to raise its minimum defense spending target to 5% of GDP by 2035.

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