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Norwegian Defense Ministry Anticipates Budget Boost Approval In November

Pat Host

Tuesday, September 13th, 2016

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Norwegian Defense Ministry Anticipates Budget Boost Approval In November

Norway Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide. Photo: Defense Daily.

OSLO, Norway--Norway's military anticipates its long-term budget boost being approved by its parliament in early November, according to Norwegian Defence Ministry spokeswoman Ann Kristin Salbuvik Norway is preparing to ramp up its defense spending, starting in 2017, with what its defense minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, called on Friday a historic increase in funding. Norway plans to boost its budget gradually over the next four years to eventually reach $874 million more than what it spent in 2016.Norway also wants to spend an additional $20 billion,…

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