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Spain increases its military spending despite the pandemic

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An MG3 type weapon of the German armed forces is ready to be packed in containers with other weapons destined for northern Iraq at a military base in Waren
An MG3 type weapon of the German armed forces is ready to be packed in containers with other weapons destined for northern Iraq at a military base in Waren. Carsten Koal / GETTY
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Spain has increased its military spending by 9.41% during the year of the pandemic, from 20,050 to 21,623 million euros, according to the Delàs Centre for Peace Studies. This equals more than 3.93% of the state budget and 1.8% of GDP. In the world the expenditure of the armies has risen by 2.6%.

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