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Unemployment benefit recipients and DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) should finance future defense costs, believes Alex Vanopslagh (LA). (Archive photo). Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix

LA proposes funding defense with benefit cuts

The Liberal Alliance (LA) proposes to finance an increase in defense spending to 3.5% of GDP through substantial welfare reforms. Their plan, which would require DKK 36 billion, includes a DKK 8.6 billion saving from halving the unemployment benefits period to one year and aligning post-graduate...

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