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MOSCOW, January 7 (Xinhuanet) --
Russia is to spend much more on
weapons purchase and armaments
research this year, while
expenditures on servicemen's social welfare
will not be higher
than in 2001, Interfax reported on Monday.
Andrei Nikolayev, Chairman of the Duma Defense Committee,
told
Interfax that the 2002 budget allocated more money for military
logistics, including fuel supplies, than that of 2001.
But he complained money for medical assistance to servicemen as
well as
for free tickets, when the servicemen go on vacation, were
too low.
This would "at best" take care of half of what is needed,
he
added.
The legislator said housing spending for army
officers remained
at last year's level and was enough to build a
maximum of 23,000
of the 300,000 apartments that are
needed.
Practically no more would be spent on combat
training either,
he said.
"In 2002 we won't be able to
ensure that pilots will get the
necessary number of flight hours," and
"most of the warships" will
remain anchored, as they were last year,
Nikolayev said.
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