Minister addresses funding for permanent US bases
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Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said Wednesday that Poland would find funding for a permanent United States military presence, although details of the arrangements remain unresolved. His remarks followed Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak Kamysz’s announcement after talks in Washington that the Pentagon had signaled support for permanent US bases. Domański told Polsat News that national security remains a government priority. He pointed to annual defense spending of approximately PLN 200 billion.
The minister said more information was needed before the government could present a precise financing plan. The statements therefore do not constitute an approved budget for individual bases or an agreement specifying the costs shared by the two countries. Permanent deployments could involve infrastructure and operating expenditure, but the cited comments did not quantify those elements. Details of any future funding plan remain unresolved.