The development of the armed struggle has forced the Smith regime to allocate a further £7.6 million for security and other war-related expenditure during the current financial year - an increase of the order of 3% of the existing security budget. Under the terms of a supplementary budget presented to the Rhodesian House of Assembly on 14 February, total public expenditure is to be increased by £32 million, the largest items being a £13 million increase in agricultural subsidies and a further grant of £12 million to the Rhodesian Iron and Steel Company.
Issue 15 · article
Defence Spending
Report on increased military expenditure in Zimbabwe.
