Defence spending

Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2007Subject(s): In: Economist 13 January 2007, p.51Summary: To overcome cuts in defence spending Britain's armed forces are making increasing use of Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs). There are multi-billion pound PFIs for headquarters buildings, training, and one is being negotiated for air refueling. This article is concerned that PFIs are being used to overcome the budget limitations at a time when the UKs armed forces are extensively committed to war fighting overseas.
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To overcome cuts in defence spending Britain's armed forces are making increasing use of Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs). There are multi-billion pound PFIs for headquarters buildings, training, and one is being negotiated for air refueling. This article is concerned that PFIs are being used to overcome the budget limitations at a time when the UKs armed forces are extensively committed to war fighting overseas.

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