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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Spain boosts military spending to close gap with NATO goal

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Spain is increasing military spending as it works toward meeting a NATO commitment by dedicating 2% of gross domestic product to defense, the Spanish government said Tuesday.

Cabinet members approved a one-off expenditure of almost 1 billion euros ($1 billion) for Spain's Defense Ministry that the government said was needed to cover unexpected expenses produced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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