Kamis, 11 April 2013

The U.S. budget Rp 35,000 T in 2014

U.S. President Barack Obama proposed state budget plan in 2014 worth U.S. $ 1.35 trillion or Rp 35.000 trillion. Of this amount, U.S. $ 526.6 billion or around Rp 5,000 trillion for military and defense budgets.

Budget for defense was not up and down compared to this year. Although today the U.S. still at war in Afghanistan. There was an increase in this budget to make the purchase of weapons to be reduced.

Quoted from AFP on Thursday (04/11/2013), the budget for the war in Afghanistan this year to reach U.S. $ 80 billion, or around Rp 760 trillion.

The Pentagon has asked the Obama administration that there is a new war planes and ships next year. Likewise for rocket and missile control required to be added, as well as tools and other combat weapons.

This fighter procurement plan including 29 F-35 aircraft, 18 cargo aircraft C-130 Hercules, and two units of the Global Hawk. In the fight against Al-Qaeda militants, Obama prefers dogfight in Pakistan and Yemen. Pentagon requested that the military budget could support 64 air force squadrons.

However, the government decided to cut its military needs, as there was no increase in the defense budget.

U.S. budget next year will be expected to run a deficit of U.S. $ 744 billion or Rp 7,000 trillion, or 4.4% of U.S. GDP in the years ahead.

The U.S. government is targeting unemployment in 2014 fell to 7.2% from 7.6% this year. Economic growth is also targeted 3.2% in 2014

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