The budget of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Moldova for 2023 will be increased by 649.9 million Moldovan lei, and spending on the “National Defense” sector will increase by approximately 68.2% compared to 2022, reaching 1523.3 million Moldovan lei. , the ministry said on its website, Agerpres reports.
According to the draft Law on the State Budget for 2023, approved by the government last week, the total budget of the defense establishment will amount to 1,697.1 million Moldovan lei, which is 0.55% of GDP.
Currently, the budget of the Ministry of Defense is 1,056.9 million Moldovan lei, which is 0.38% of the gross domestic product.
The Moldovan government has approved an increase in military spending after Russian missiles launched over Ukraine recently landed on Moldovan territory.
“For real changes to take place, a normal military budget should be 1-2% of GDP for 5-7 years. The additional resources provided for 2023 will be aimed at strengthening the protection of the airspace of the Republic of Moldova,” said Defense Minister Anatoly Nosatiy during the annual European Integration Forum of the Republic of Moldova, which took place on Tuesday in Chisinau.
The Republic of Moldova is talking about strengthening air defense
Announcing this initiative, Nosatiy, however, warned that “if we allocate these funds for air defense, we will receive these systems no earlier than in a year and a half.”
“Moldova will not stop remaining neutral, but this means that the country must take care of its own security. We need to develop the defense sector, including air defense, or join various defense initiatives that have appeared at the EU level,” the minister said.
On December 6, Moldova initiated a criminal case due to the fall of rocket fragments near the city of Brychen, which is not far from the border with Ukraine. This is the second missile that fell on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, after Ukrainian air defense shot down another one in the city of Naslavcha, also near the border with Ukraine, on October 31.
Earlier, on October 10, three Russian missiles flew over the territory of Moldova during an attack on neighboring Ukraine.
Source: Hot News
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