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Canada downplays cost of meeting NATO spending mark as $60-billion projection will need to rise

In 2025, the figures NATO uses to calculate members' GDP will no longer be based on the 2015 numbers it uses now, but would instead use 2020 as the base year, leaving Canada about $3.5-billion short of its 2032 target.

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Canada downplays cost of meeting NATO spending mark as $60-billion projection will need to rise

In 2025, the figures NATO uses to calculate members' GDP will no longer be based on the 2015 numbers it uses now, but would instead use 2020 as the base year, leaving Canada about $3.5-billion short of its 2032 target.

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