Georgia to increase troop numbers and army budget
14/07/2008
Parliament will vote on Tuesday on the new troops, as wellas a
26.8 percent increase in defence spending, Nika Rurua,deputy chairman of the assembly's Defence and SecurityCommittee, told Reuters.
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The increase in Georgian troop numbers will take the totalin its armed forces to 37,000. Georgia increased numbers lastyear from 20,000 to 32,000.
The extra cash for defence, worth $209.2 million (105million pounds), will increase defence expenditure for this year to
$989.3 million.
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