POLITICSJun 8 · 08:30 UTCFINANCIAL TIMES WORLD

Raiding infrastructure budgets to fund defence stores up trouble

Raiding infrastructure budgets to fund defense is causing trouble, as project cancellations are politically costly and increased military investment is unlikely to stimulate economic growth.

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