German FinMin: 2% defence spending 'already a challenge'
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Maintaining defence spending of 2% of gross domestic product, as per a NATO target, is challenging for Germany, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Friday.
"Given the size of the German economy, 2% is much," Lindner said, speaking in English during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference.
"If it is sufficient and if it's enough, we will have to decide over the next years, but maintaining a level of 2% defence expenditures is already a challenge," he added.
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