STREAMLINING OF DEFENCE EXPENDITURE
STREAMLINING OF DEFENCE EXPENDITURE

Author(s): Konrad STAŃCZYK
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: economic security; economics of defence; streamlining of public spending; military expenditure; defence spending; long-term financial planning
Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, it is difficult to imagine safe functioning of the state without properly equipped armed forces, and the need for implementation of the latest scientific and technological achievements to arms and military equipment calls for the necessity to expend large sums of money. This necessity arising from the need to ensure the security of the state and its citizens in a way justifies defense spending. By and large, savings in defense spending should be seen not as a direct reduction of the size of public spending on security, but as a set of methods to streamline the expenditure. The chief objective of this paper is to present the methods of streamlining of defense spending used in the Ministry of National Defense. This paper discusses the essence of planning and programming of defense spending, the need for technical modernisation of the armed forces and the idea of the reform of military economic structures.

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