Czech Republic To Boost Defence Spending To 3% of GDP by 2030

By 2030, Teschichen plans to spend three percent of its GDP on defence. The Czech government is justifying this with the war in Ukraine.

The government of Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) decided on Wednesday to gradually increase defense spending by 0.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) annually until 2030, when it should be three percent of GDP.

The government has confirmed that it wants to continue increasing defense spending. However, it will be a gradual process, with the Czech Republic expected to reach three percent of GDP within five years. This is also why Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura (ODS) is not planning to introduce an extraordinary war tax; he wants to cut spending primarily. However, he does not rule out that the Czech Republic will incur more debt. "Even with three perc…

Czech Republic To Boost Defence Spending To 3% of GDP by 2030

The Czech government has approved plans to gradually increase defence spending by 0.2% of gross domestic product (GDP) annually until 2030, Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) announced yesterday. In 2026, he said, the defence budget should be 2.2% of GDP, while in 2030 the Czech Republic should spend 3% of GDP on defence. Nearly 20 Western leaders and institutions agreed on the need to increase defence spending at a summit in London on Saturday fol…

Fico wants to isolate us. Europe can do without us, the Czech president said. Danko is meddling in foreign policy. The Czech Republic is preparing to increase defense spending.

At a time of increasing tension in Europe and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the issue of the combat capability of European armies and the willingness of citizens to fight is becoming crucial. However, according to a Gallup survey from last year, the willingness to defend one's country with a gun is decreasing in most European countries. Last week, the Chief of the General Staff, Karel Řehka, also pointed out the problems with recruitment in the Cz…