M want extramiljarder to the defense – Aftonbladet

Policy. the Conservatives want to push for more money for defense. Altogether there are about a further 8.5 billion, in the next few years.

In an op-ed in Today’s News calls for party leader Anna Kinberg Batra and three other representatives of the M a hefty bet on the defence.

– It is obvious that the Swedish armed forces need reinforcement when it happens so big and serious things in our environment, ” says Ulf Kristersson, economic-policy spokesman and one of the authors, TT.

M now wants to make a new försvarsberedning shall be summoned as soon as possible.

“there Is reason to highlight the”

The last försvarsuppgörelsen ran for about 1.5 year ago and represented an increase of defence spending by 10.2 billion during the period 2016-2020. M appropriations are increased by 500 million years, two billion the next year and three billion in 2019, and 2020. This means an increase of defence spending by 8.5 billion during the current inriktningsperioden.

– I don’t think anyone could imagine what would happen both in Europe and in the rest of the world since the last settlement was concluded. There are reasons now to highlight that the Swedish armed forces must carry out their duties, ” says Ulf Kristersson.

Highlights two areas

While the tone of the debate on the Defence budget ratcheted up in recent months, the other bourgeois parties, and The sweden democrats, made it clear that they want to have many more försvarsmiljarder. M, however, has been more quietly but now release thus to their proposal. Possibly there will now be, for the defence and security policy the conference People and the defense starts in Sälen on Sunday.

in Addition to increased appropriations to the defense lifts M up two other areas that are a priority. It is about strengthening society’s emergency management, and to initiate work on a Swedish membership in Nato.

the FACTS

Försvarsöverenskommelsen 2015

Defence 2016-2020 increase by a total of 10.2 billion crowns.

2016 will increase by 1.3 billion and then increase.

In the increase includes a reallocation from international operations.

Anslagshöjningen does not fund announced materielsatsningar after 2020, for example, ten additional gripen aircraft.

An investigation on the long-term benefit is added.

An expert investigation of Sweden’s international collaborations are added.

An investigation of the defence staff support is added.

S, MP, M, KD, and C form a “försvarsgrupp” nurturing the agreement.

the Liberals (then liberal Party) dropped out of negotiations after demanding more money for the armed Forces.

TT

January 5, 201721:29