Foreign missions cost 1.12 billion crowns in 2015
Foreign missions cost the Czech military 1.12 billion crowns in 2015, according to a report for the Chamber of Deputies. It is about 300 million crowns more than in the previous year. Originally, the military was to spend 1.33 billion, but the budget was later decreased to 1.03 billion crowns. The mission in Afghanistan has long been the most expensive, costing about 805 million crowns. Additional 32 million crowns were used on protecting the Czech embassy in Kabul. The second most expensive contingent last year was the mission in Mali, which accounted for nearly 80 million crowns.