France to increase defense spending in 2016

Paris (UPI) Oct 2, 2015
France will increase its 2016 defense budget by $671 million to $32 billion according to a parliamentary bill published on Wednesday, even as the country enacts corporate and income tax cuts worth more than $12 billion. The budget calls for an increase from roughly $18.7 billion to over $19 billion for military equipment, covering a number of deliveries slated for next year, including n

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