French Defense Minister Says Plans To Present Law To Increase Country's Military Budget

French Defense Minister Says Plans to Present Law to Increase Country's Military Budget

French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday that he would present to parliament a bill to increase the country's military budget by 3 billion euros ($2.96 billion) in 2023 in the coming days

PARIS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd September, 2022) French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday that he would present to parliament a bill to increase the country's military budget by 3 billion Euros ($2.96 billion) in 2023 in the coming days.

"In a few days, I will submit to parliament a law to increase the military budget by 3 billion euros next year," Lecornu said during a joint press conference with his German counterpart, Christine Lambrecht, in Berlin.

In August, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said that France plans to increase its military budget by 3 billion euros in 2023.

The total defense budget of France in 2022 amounted to 41 billion euros.