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2024-05-15 02:05:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D49A18BEDDB4EF16B77328764F120FB5CF53F012B292B3330BDEEC4546ECBD3D
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The £75 billion extra in defence spending assumes that spending would have otherwise remained constant in cash terms, which is a misrepresentation of the situation. If you assume spending would have remained at 2.3% GDP, the figure is more like £12 billion. https://ifs.org.uk/articles/empty-defence-spending-promises-are-shot-dark
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