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Terror War cost Britain nearly Dlrs 10 billion so far

IRNA

London, Dec. 4, IRNA - The war against terrorist has cost Britain 
nearly Dlrs 10 billion, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said 
Thursday. 
"The total spent and committed so far for the war on terror and 
our operations in Iraq and Afghanistan is around Pnds 5.5 billion," 
he told MPs during a debate on the government`s legislation programme 
for the new parliamentary year. 
Brown said that the spending on the war in Afghanistan and the war
on terror, both international and domestic, was "approaching Pnds 2 
bn." In addition, he said that he had set aside Pnds 3 bn to fund the 
cost of military operations in Iraq. 
Unconfirmed reports have been circulating that the cost of the 
Iraq war and subsequent occupation could reach Pnds 6 bn over the next
three years and that the British government were seeking budget cuts 
to pay for the extra cost. 
The chancellor`s announcement of the estimate comes ahead of his 
annual pre-budget statement next week, when he said he would publish 
further updates of the figures. 
HC/215 
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