Poland plans to invest 3 billion zlotys ($750 million) in increasing ammunition production, according to a bill that is likely to come into force early this year.
This was reported by the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
Poland wants to invest $750 million in ammunition production
The bill in question is to provide funding for measures to increase ammunition production capacity.
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The list states that one of the most pressing needs is to expand the national production base for large-caliber ammunition and replenish its stockpiles.
— The bill aims to create opportunities for financing measures aimed at increasing ammunition production capacity. The Capital Investment Fund will receive approximately PLN 3 billion for the purpose specified in the law. PLN 2 billion will come from the budget of the Ministry of Defence, — the document says.
Reuters reported that Poland has decided to ramp up ammunition production to have a sufficient supply in the event of an enemy invasion of the country.
It is noted that since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Poland has become the country that spends the most on defense in NATO in relation to the size of its economy: 4.7% of gross domestic product is allocated for these purposes in the 2025 budget.
Recently, the country's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Poland has already begun building defensive fortifications on the border with Russia as part of the Eastern shield.
In May of this year, Tusk reported that the Polish government would allocate 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) to strengthen the border zone with Russia and Belarus.
