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Defense spending rises in German budget

2025-06-24 1,001 Dailymotion

Germany's cabinet has approved a draft budget for 2025 and an economic framework for 2026 with record investments to revive the economy and a strong commitment to defense spending ahead of a key NATO summit.

To stimulate growth after Europe's biggest economy contracted for two consecutive years, the drafts include investments of 115.7 billion euros ($134 billion) in 2025 and 123.6 billion euros in 2026, up from 74.5 billion euros in 2024.

CGTN’s Peter Oliver reports.