Giorgetti Denies Spat with Crosetto Over Defense Spending

Giorgetti denies spat with Crosetto over defence spending

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 18 - Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti on Thursday denied being at loggerheads with Defence Minister Guido Crosetto over increases to defence spending. On the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels, Crosetto said parliament had approved a plan to increase defence spending by 0.15% of GDP this year and next and by 0.20% the year after, adding that there is no alternative and Giorgetti "knows it". "I know the timeframe and the method and the amount does not depend on me, ...

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