“The supreme COMMANDER would like to have the money for more conscripts,”
“supreme COMMANDER Micael Bydén requests closer to 6 billion more for the coming three-year period to the defense. A portion of the money will go to increase the number of conscripts, further, to 6 000 young men and women by 2021.”
“When the supreme COMMANDER and the armed Forces of the day submitting their proposed budget for the years 2020-2022 to the government, there is also the message that politicians should soon arrive with a vengeance if the conditions in the longer term.”
“We are heading in the right direction, we have the momentum,” says the supreme COMMANDER Micael Bydén to the TT.”
“But he points out that the defense and its ability needs to grow for at least ten years to come to keep pace with developments in the outside world, the security situation and to be able to cope with it as the government and parliament expects.”
“Bydén look forward Försvarsberedningens report in may, with hope that it will provide the basis for continued growth.”
“– It’s about miljardtillskott, is the only Bydén want to say about what should be deferred to after the next three-year period.”
“the Next food, which will apply for the years 2021-2025, see supreme COMMANDER as an interim goal on the way towards what is required for that.”
“the supreme COMMANDER is requesting 356 million additional for 2020, 1.3 billion for 2021 and 4.3 billion for 2022.”
“the supreme COMMANDER has previously announced that it wants to increase the admission of the number of conscripts from 4 000 to 5 000 next year and now foresees an increase, with just as many to 2021, to 6 000.”
