In 2009, the US defense budget was as high as 6 1 1 billion dollars. Excluding the war expenditures in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military expenditure is $51500 million, an increase of 7% compared with 2008, which is the highest defense budget since World War II. Of the $565.438+0.5 billion defense budget, $654.38+00.42 billion was spent on procurement, an increase of $5.2 billion compared with $99 billion in 2008, mainly for the purchase of weapons. The budget includes $79.6 billion for research and development of new weapons, an increase of $3.3 billion over 2008. In 2008, the US GDP was 14.33 trillion US dollars.
Stimulated by the war between Russia and Georgia, Russia's military expenditure will increase by 27% in 2009, reaching $3,465,438 +0.5 billion. Gennady Gudkov, vice chairman of the Security Committee of the Russian Duma, estimated that in 2009, the Russian army needed military expenditure of not less than10.5 trillion rubles to ensure that the Russian army was equipped with modern weapons and equipment. He said: "This is the most conservative figure." Zhirinovsky, vice chairman of the Russian Duma, said that the Liberal Democratic Party was prepared to provide the military with "the extra funds it needed", and he also said that he would give as much as he wanted. In 2008, Russia's GDP was 1.757 trillion US dollars.
In the interim budget for fiscal year 2009-20 10 announced by the Indian government on February 6, 2009, the defense budget increased by 24% over the previous year, which is the largest increase since India 1947 became independent. The total national defense budget for the new fiscal year starting in April is 1.4 1 one trillion rupees (1 US$ 48.5 rupees) (US$ 29 billion), accounting for 15% of the total fiscal budget. In 2008, India's GDP was $65,438 +0.237 trillion.
In 2008, the EU's GDP was 18.93 trillion US dollars. Among them, British military expenditure was 2.787 trillion US dollars (52.767 billion US dollars in 2009), France was 2.978 trillion US dollars (46.5438+30.6 billion US dollars in 2009) and Italy was 2.399 trillion US dollars.
Japan's military expenditure has surpassed France and Britain since 1983, becoming the second largest military expenditure country in the world. Since 2000, Japan's total military expenditure has remained above 470 trillion yen. On October 24th, 2008/kloc-0, the Japanese government passed the government budget for fiscal year 2009 at the cabinet meeting, with a total amount of 477,465,438+billion yen (US$ 53,833 million), a decrease of 0. 1% compared with 2008 (477,888 million yen). However, the reduction is the reorganization cost and living expenses of the US troops stationed in Japan. The budget of the Self-Defense Forces actually increased by 40 billion yen compared with 2008, with an increase of 0.8%. In Japan's defense budget in 2009, Japan's Self-Defense Forces will purchase two guided missile destroyers 19DD with a total value of151500 million yen, which are Japanese Aegis ships. In addition, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force will update 22 F- 15 fighters and continue to allocate 8.5 billion yen for the research and development of the "Heart" verification machine. In 2008, Japan's GDP was $4.844 trillion.
South Korea's real GDP is 8 18.8079 trillion won (about 992 billion US dollars). About RMB 3,685 billion, slightly higher than Guangdong. South Korea's Ministry of National Defense applied for a budget of 2 1.4 trillion won (US$ 654,380.5 billion) in 2009, accounting for about 2.9% of the country's GDP. 20 1 1 year, China's military budget is 611billion yuan, an increase of about 67.6 billion yuan or 12.7% over the previous year. The defense budget accounted for 6% of the national fiscal expenditure budget in that year, which was lower than that in previous years.
In 20 1 1 year, the increase in defense expenditure in China was mainly used to appropriately increase the funds for equipment construction, military training and personnel training, increase the investment in basic infrastructure construction, appropriately raise the funding guarantee standards closely related to the lives of officers and men, and adjust the subsidy standards for military allowances. We adhere to the path of peaceful development and implement a defensive national defense policy. Although China has a population of more than 654.38+03 billion, it has a vast territory and a long coastline, but China's national defense investment is relatively low in the world. China's limited military strength is solely for safeguarding national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and will not pose a threat to any country. In 20 12, China's defense budget was 670.274 billion yuan, an increase of 67.604 billion yuan over the previous year's budget implementation, with an increase of 1 1.2%.
Since 20 12, in order to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests and meet the needs of military reform with China characteristics, the China government has maintained a reasonable and moderate increase in defense expenditure on the basis of rapid socio-economic development and steady growth of fiscal revenue. In the three years since the international financial crisis in 2008, China's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 14.5% at current prices, the national fiscal expenditure increased by 20.3%, and the defense expenditure increased by 13%. The proportion of defense expenditure in GDP and national fiscal expenditure decreased from 1.33% and 6.68% in 2008 respectively.
In accordance with the requirements of national defense law, budget law and other laws and regulations, the China Municipal Government implements a strict financial allocation system for national defense expenditure, and the annual defense expenditure budget is included in the draft national budget, which is examined and approved by the National People's Congress. China's defense expenditure mainly consists of personnel's living expenses, training and maintenance expenses and equipment expenses. The research, experiment, procurement, maintenance, transportation and storage costs of all weapons and equipment, including new weapons, are also included in the annual defense budget. 20 1 1 year, China's defense expenditure accounts for only 1.28% of our GDP, while the United States, Britain and other countries are above 2%. In 20 13, China's defense expenditure accounted for about 1.6% of GDP, the United States exceeded 4%, and Britain and France exceeded 3%.
According to the budget law and the national defense law, the government of China implements a strict financial allocation system for national defense expenditure. The annual defense budget is included in the draft national budget, which is examined and approved by the National People's Congress, issued to departments at all levels for implementation according to the prescribed procedures, and subject to the supervision of the state and military audit departments.
Since 1998, the government of China has issued a national defense white paper every two years, detailing the scale and direction of national defense expenditure. In 2007, it formally joined the United Nations military transparency system and submitted annual military expenditure reports to the United Nations, making national defense expenditure open and transparent.
The military representative said that the more defense expenditure, the better management and use.
Shortly before the convening of the two sessions, the four headquarters of the People's Liberation Army jointly issued the "Regulations on Strictly Saving and Strictly Managing Funds", which clarified the specific requirements of 17, such as spending money according to combat effectiveness standards, strictly approving the allocation of funds, controlling non-urgent infrastructure investment, standardizing centralized procurement and centralized payment, and strictly controlling conference training and official reception expenses.
Xu Honggang, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and deputy director of the Political Department of a Red Army Division in jinan military area command, said that since 20 12, the living conditions of officers and men in the army have been greatly improved, and their sense of thrift has been continuously improved.
"In recent years, our division has established a strict financial system, and all aspects of fund payment, settlement and reimbursement have been controlled. Daily settlement must use business cards, completely blocking bad style's financial path. " He said.