French Budget Euro 31.4 billion

The government draft budget for 2013 assumes an estimate of the Ministry of Defence of 31.4 billion euros. This means a slight decrease compared to the project expenditures for the current year.

One of approximately 230 core Leclerc tanks, used operationally by the French army. Paris does not assume the event of major modernization investments associated with these vehicles, focusing on the lighter cars, including the supply of transporters and light trucks Boxer patrol PVP.

This year's estimate is set at 31.7 billion euros. Next year, after adjusting for inflation, so you can determine approximately 2% lower. Subsequent budgets up to 2015 are to be increased only by depreciation of the Euro. Implementation of the project in 2013 depends on the success of the sale of idle assets of the armed forces. From this source has come to 1.2 billion euros.


In comparison to pre-crisis plans from 2008, Paris has decreased military spending by several billion euros. According to Defense News , pleading that the Chief of General Staff, Adm. Edouard Guillauda, ​​t nly in 2011-2013, the gap between real expenses and the initial amount to 3.6 billion. Most of this sum was removed from the expenditure of modernization.

Although France remains one of the largest and richest countries in the EU, which has managed to keep the level of military spending, despite the current crisis in public finances.