Sri Lanka has increased its 2015 defence budget by 12.25% to a record high despite the end of the armed conflict over 5 years ago.
According to the government's official figures released on Friday in a bill tabled in parliament, 285 billion rupees have been allocated to defence in 2015, reports AFP.
Sri Lanka's spending on defence has increased year on year since the end of the armed conflict, despite increasing international calls for the military to scale down following the end of the armed conflict.
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According to the government's official figures released on Friday in a bill tabled in parliament, 285 billion rupees have been allocated to defence in 2015, reports AFP.
Sri Lanka's spending on defence has increased year on year since the end of the armed conflict, despite increasing international calls for the military to scale down following the end of the armed conflict.
See related articles:
Record amount allocated to Sri Lanka’s latest defence budget (21 Oct 2013)
Sri Lanka wants to increase defence budget again (30 Sep 2012)
Highest ever defence budget passed (19 Dec 2011)