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The costs of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq this year are likely to almost double to £3.297bn, a committee of MPs has warned.
The Commons defence committee said operational costs for this financial year were now forecast to reach £3.297bn - a 94% increase on last year.
This included a 72% rise in spending on Iraq to £1.648bn, despite ongoing falls in troop numbers.
Last year's total spending on the two conflicts was £1.698bn.
The cost of the Afghan conflict would rise 122% to £1.649bn this year, the MPs said.
Originally posted by coughymachine
I'd love to hear from anyone who can explain to me what we're spending just under £9,000,000 per day on and why, whilst troop numbers decline, our spending committment is set to double.