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1 MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE BUDGETARY DEPARTMENT BASIC INFORMATION ON THE MoND BUDGET FOR 2016 Warsaw, February 2016

2 Basic Macroeconomic Indicators 2016 National budget 2016 Defence budget ,00% GDP ,5 BPLN 313,8 BPLN Annual consumer price index 101,7% > revenues expenditures Deficit 54,7 BPLN Pensions Valorization Index 100,52% Estimated exchange rates: 1 USD = 3,66 PLN 1 EURO = 4,03 PLN 2

3 Other tasks Priority Activity objectives in 2016 Increase of the PAF s potential to fulfill missions and tasks by sustainable development of the forces; Maintenance and development of PAF s operational capabilities; Increase of the capabilites in cyber security & cyber defence; Improvement of the country s administrative & economic structures in case of threats and war; maintain the ability to execute defence tasks by public administration; Increase of international cooperation to strengthen the State defence. PAF s technical modernization; Construction investments in military complexes on the eastern part of the country; Implementation of the military service regulations for the professional private corps; Implementation of the first phase of the establishment of territorial defence structures; Replenishment of material in military units to the specified limits; Intensification of military training; Preparation and organization of the NATO Summit in Warsaw. 3

4 Total defence expenditures in in thousand PLN Part 29 National defence Other parts of the state budget including: Part 28 Science Part 20 Economy Others, including NATO summit 4

5 Defence expenditures Defence expenditures 2015 (Budgetary Act) 2016 (Budgetary Act) 2016/2015 MPLN Part 29 National Defence ,1* ,2 109,0% Other parts 296,9 445,5 109,4% TOTAL: , ,7 109,4% including: Section 750 Public administration 273,5 MPLN 752 National defence ,3 MPLN 753 Social security schemes 6.616,0 MPLN 755 Administration of Justice 59,3 MPLN 803 Academic education 246,2 MPLN 851 Health care 304,2 MPLN 921 Culture 41,7 MPLN * excluding 5.363,3 MPLN of extra funds for Multirole Aircraft F-16 Programme 5

6 Structure of MoND budget in 2016 Subsidies ,1% in thousand PLN Pensions Capital Investment ,9% 20,7% O&M Central Support ,5% Other O&M and training % 17,4% 23,4% Military and civilian personnel

7 Performance budget of part 29 National defence Function Function name in thousand PLN Budgetary Act 2 Internal security and public order Education and care Culture and national heritage Science External security and inviolability of borders Social protection and family support Labor market Civil affairs Justice Health TOTAL

8 6.157,8 MPLN Capital investment expenses in defence budget 8.190,3 MPLN ,3 MPLN ,2 MPLN* 22,0% Executed 26,2% Planned 34,4% 28,9% * with 5.363,3 MPLN of extra funds for Multirole Aircraft F-16 Programme 8

9 Personnel TOTAL MPLN Military personnel salaries MPLN Civilian personnel salaries MPLN Average salary: PLN (gross) Civil servant corps PLN (gross) Other personnel PLN (gross) Average gross salary in national economy: PLN 9

10 Military Personnel (Part 29 National defence) MILITARY PERSONNEL Regular soldiers (professional establishment) National Reserve Forces Cadets 10

11 Regular soldiers OTHERS NAVY TOTAL: AIR FORCES ARMY

12 The Polish Armed Forces operations abroad 300 soldiers and civilian personnel KOSOVO KFOR 50 soldiers and civilian personnel BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA EUFOR/MTT 200 soldiers and civilian personnel AFGHANISTAN RSM 2 soldiers CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC OBSERVERS 10 soldiers EUMM GEORGIA UE mission 89,9 MPLN 0,25 % budget of MoND NATO missions TOTAL: 562 soldiers and civilian personnel 12

13 Additional financial resources in 2016 Armed Forces Modernization Found Revenues Planned revenues: 60,3 MPLN Planned expenditures: 191,0 MPLN Carried forward Total 170,1 MPLN 230,4 MPLN PAF s technical modernization mainly connected with deliveries of equipment and weapons for Special Forces. 13

14 Comparison of Defence Expenditures (USD per capita) POLAND NATO AVERAGE EUROPEAN NATO COUNTRIES AVERAGE USA Source: The Military Balance

15 Comparison of Defence Expenditures (USD thousand per soldier) POLAND NATO AVERAGE EUROPEAN NATO COUNTRIES AVERAGE USA Source: The Military Balance

16 Comparison of Defence Expenditures Based on 2010 prices 4 3,5 (Defence expenditures as a percentage of gross domestic product) 3,62 3 2,5 2,12 2,42 2 1,5 1,43 1 0,5 0 POLAND NATO AVERAGE EUROPEAN NATO COUNTRIES AVERAGE USA Source: Statistical tables NATO

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