Public administration, defence and security: Sources

Governments raising taxes to fund law, defence, regulation and public services

Sources

1. Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2025 SIPRI, 2026
2. Ministry of Defence allocated an all-time high of Rs 7.85 lakh crore in Union Budget 2026-27 Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Defence, 2026
3. Summary of Union Budget 2026-27 Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 2026
4. Fiscal Monitor April 2026: Fiscal policy under pressure, high debt, rising risks International Monetary Fund, 2026
5. Spending and debt in the OECD (citing OECD Government at a Glance 2025) Cato Institute, 2025