The hushed formulas used by senators keep form.
But on the merits, the senatorial committee for foreign affairs and defense has just addressed a severe report to the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
In an information report on the updating of the military programming law, of which
Le Figaro
obtained a copy, the Senate "denounces" the absence of an updating bill while it identifies
"an updating perimeter of 8.6 billion euros ”
.
The government had presented only a minimal adjustment of the order of 1 billion euros ... If compared to the overall volume of the LPM, 295 billion euros, the amount is proportionately small, it remains significant.
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By presenting its 2019-2025 military programming law increasing the army budget from 35.9 billion euros in 2019 to 50 billion euros in 2025, the government had committed to a “review” clause in 2021. Last May, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, dismissed an update
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