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Article: Army to face brunt of defence cutbacks
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- May 1, 2001
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HUGE cuts set to be imposed on the armed forces will have a
"highly damaging impact," according to a leaked Ministry of Defence
document. The warning comes amid growing concern that the estimated
GBP 8 billion cost of the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers is
eating into the budgets of the other services.
Senior defence sources claimed that the Army is expected to bear
the brunt of Treasury-imposed cuts.
According to the document , the MoD plans to reduce "the ...