Day.Az reports with reference to AzerTac that in 2003 the overall military expenses of Azerbaijan made $163,000,000, while in 2008 this figure makes $1,850,000,000.
In 2003-2008 $4,500,000,000 was allocated for military purposes.
In the future Azerbaijan will raise its military expenses over this year. Thus, about $7 bln will be used for military expenses in 2003-2009.
/Day.Az/