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Budget closes defence funding gap but tough decisions on real increases put off until next year
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In his first Budget statement made today, Chancellor John Healey announced he had secured the £4.7Bn needed to complete funding for the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), removing an immediate source of uncertainty for the armed forces. A 2030 date for spending 3% of GDP on defence is now on the record, but finding the money
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