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UK defence budget plan would drop 3% spending target by 2030

A budget proposal associated with Healey would abandon the UK's planned target of spending 3% of GDP on defence by 2030. The headline does not indicate that the change is yet binding.

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A lower defence-spending trajectory could affect UK military capacity and alliance burden-sharing.

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  1. Healey's budget to ditch 3% defence spending target by 2030 ↗lbc.co.uk · Recorded source date: Aug 29, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC

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