World News | Poland to Increase Its Spending on Defense in 2025 to a Record High

Warsaw (Poland), Aug 28 (AP) Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the 2025 state budget will include record-high spending on defence.

Tusk on Wednesday presented the main points of next year's budget, which he described as “generous” and supporting further economic growth.

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Tusk said some 186 billion zlotys (USD 48.5 billion) will be spent next year on increasing the defence of the nation, which borders war-torn Ukraine and where security concerns are high.

“It is a great effort but there is no turning back from it,” Tusk said at a news conference.

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He said the amount was a significant increase from defense spending in 2024, which accounts for over 4 per cent of Poland's GDP. (AP)

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