Armies can do everything, including savings. Mobilized in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic, as part of Operation "Resilience", the soldiers then fear paying the price for the coming crisis.
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The State will have to save somewhere… "The military programming law (LPM) is in the air" , predicts with pessimism a connoisseur of the subject. "I don't see how we can maintain an increasing budget with a massive recession , " added this expert. "There is bound to be reason to worry," said Senator from the Territoire de Belfort, Cédric Perrin (LR). “Tomorrow, decisions will have to be made. Will public opinion be favorable to maintaining the budget of the armies? ” , he questions, pleading for his means to be guaranteed.
Heard by the defense committees of the Senate and then of the National Assembly, Minister Florence Parly was cautious. "I do not comment on the budgetary consequences of this crisis"
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