Libya war costs UK £3 million a day

Britain’s Defence Secretary Liam Fox arrives in Downing Street yesterday. The cost of Britain’s role in Libya, even if it is less than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is a fresh headache for the cash-strapped government as it tries to tackle a record...

Britain’s Defence Secretary Liam Fox arrives in Downing Street yesterday. The cost of Britain’s role in Libya, even if it is less than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is a fresh headache for the cash-strapped government as it tries to tackle a record deficit. A four to six-week air war over Libya would cost Britain around £100 million ($162 million, €114 million) – up to £3 million a day – said Malcolm Chalmers, from defence think tank the Royal United Services Institute.

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