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<p>The Ministry of Defence’s budget for the current financial year is £34.6bn. Spending
on Counter Terrorism across government for this financial year totals more than £2bn
spent by a range of departments, agencies and the police.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
Government announced at the Summer Budget that the MOD’s budget will rise by 0.5%
per year in real terms from 2016/17 to 2020/21. There will also an additional £1.5bn
per year by 2020/21 to spend on the military and intelligence agencies. The Government
also committed to protect Counter Terrorism spending of more than £2bn in real terms.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further details on funding allocations will be announced in
the Spending Review on 25<sup>th</sup> November.</p><p> </p>
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