Yes, he spoke to the highest officials of the country promising to allocate no less than 5% of GDP for defense next year, but without yet revealing whether this will be more than the 5.38% of GDP planned for this year.
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“I will try to deconstruct the Prime Minister’s hints. I think the absolute amount of money will be the same, but since the economy will have grown a bit, it will not be 5.38%, it will be something slightly above five,” a member of the Seimas said to Žinių radijas on Friday.
However, he emphasized that it is more important to assess “what we can do as a state with that money.”
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“What are the current priorities? Is that enough for a full operational capacity division? If it is enough, fine. Do we want to have a greater air defense ambition? Then we calculate what needs to be done. If we don’t have more money, maybe then we can somehow redistribute priorities,” said L. Kasčiūnas.
BNS wrote that currently the country’s leaders have agreed to allocate 5–6% of GDP for national defense by 2030. This funding is linked to the goal of developing a Lithuanian army division and hosting a German brigade.
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