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Tue, 18 Nov, 2014 12:05:23 AM FTimes - STT Report, Nov. 18  Hawk training fighter. File Photo – Lehtikuva. The Defence Forces is to receive additional funding for modernising its Hawk fighter jets following the government’s release of supplementary budget for the year 2015.
The cockpits of seven Hawk fighters are to be equipped with electronic displays to replace mechanical gauges.
A proposed 15.2 million euros with an additional 4 million euros will go to the Hawk modernisation programme.
The government proposed nearly 40 million euros additional funding for air defence maintenance needs.
In a press release, the government pointed out that the funding will come from the Ministry of Defence’s own appropriations and, therefore, this is not a question of more funding to the Defence Forces.
The total proposed supplementary budget for 2015 is nearly 100 million euros and will be directed to a number of targets including 4.8 million euros for development of informal care support.
Additional 4 million euros will go to libraries to enable creators earn a living from their work.
The additional expenditure will increase the borrowing needs next year to 203 million euros.
The government is expected to take a new loan estimated at 4.7 billion euros next year.
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