The Elysee and Matignon decided. The Ministry of defence will participate in the general effort of reducing public deficits. But finally the dreaded purge will not occur. 5 Billion in savings that should have been found by applying the rule of the "zero value" sensu stricto, military programming law does will be eventually amputated to 1.5 billion over the next three years, according to our information. Better, the workforce will not further bloodletting, the white paper of defence and national security of 2008 having already endorsed the deletion of 54.000 suffer positions by 2015.
Specifically, the 2009-2014 programming Act provided taking into account each year for inflation, from 2012, an increase of 1 credits than the inflation. On the period 2011-2013, thus are 95 billion euros that were budgeted. The outcome of arbitration made early in the week, the envelope will be reviewed as follows: $ 500 million in 2011 by, report to what was programmed, minus 1.3 billion in 2012, and minus 1.7 billion in 2013. Only the next fiscal year will be the "zero value", credits progressing of approximately 500 million in 2012 and again 500 million in 2013.
Exceptional revenue
And the prospect of exceptional revenues just soften the effort applied to the armed forces. What is it The sale of land and buildings released in implementing the military map, and certain microwave frequencies to civilian use. When the Act of programming has been built, the Hotel de Brienne expected 3.4 billion in total, spread over several years. But with the crisis, these transfers were only very partially achieved. The loss of profits on 2009 and 2010 could be compensated in credits report. Therefore, it could legitimately be deducted from the total expected. This is not the case, since the Ministry of defence received benefit from all of the assets remaining to sell 2 billion over the next three years. Minus 3.5 billion budget on the one hand, over 2 billion exceptional revenue of the other: in fine, the Act of programming credits will be amputated to 1.5 billion.
Three tracks of savings have been identified. The first concerns operating expenses, with purchases including. In parallel, payment of large current weapons programs will be renegotiated: Rafale, frigates French, vehicle armoured combat infantry, underwater Barracuda, and feline holding of the infantryman. Production and delivery schedules will not be affected however. The State will therefore pay compensation to Dassault, Nexter or DCNS, but it is a lesser evil. Finally, almost all large programs to be launched will be put into sleep, until better days. Are a priori concerned the renovation of the Mirage 2000 - D, air-to-air refueling tankers, the Ceres early warning satellites, and some parts of the modernization of the army's Scorpion program.
In the end, if compared with what is happening in the United Kingdom or Germany, the French army is is therefore rather well. Provided that the exceptional revenues are, this time in the appointment. Nicolas Sarkozy will then assert that the white paper is not questioned. And the armaments industry will grow an egg of relief, even if they will serve as the "bankers" for the State.
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