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<p>The government has consistently prioritised defence spending. The Ministry of Defence
was the first department to get certainty on its budgets in this Parliament. This
settlement was the largest sustained spending increase in defence since the end of
the Cold War, with a £24 billion uplift in cash terms over the four-year period. In
March 2023, we also provided an extra £11 billion for defence and national security
priorities over the next five years, with £4.95 billion over the next two years.</p><p>
</p><p>The government’s aspiration over the longer-term is to invest 2.5% of GDP on
defence, when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow.</p>
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