We think that there is likely to be substantial additional borrowing by European governments in the coming years to fund higher defence spending. This could amount to anything from 0.3% of GDP per year to 1.5%. Most will probably be financed nationally but there may also be some additional joint borrowing and/or some investment in a new institution to finance lending to the private sector.
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