Thursday, July 17, 2003
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Cost of occupation: £5m a day - human cost extra
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Cost of occupation: £5m a day - human cost extra: "The cost to British taxpayers of invading and occupying Iraq will be far in excess of £5bn, with £1bn being spent even before the first shot was fired, defence sources said yesterday.
This far exceeds the size of the special 'war chest' which the Treasury has offered.
With the government already budgeting for a £27bn deficit this year, some estimates put the cost of maintaining 11,000 troops in Iraq and the Gulf region at about £150m a month, or £5m a day. "
This far exceeds the size of the special 'war chest' which the Treasury has offered.
With the government already budgeting for a £27bn deficit this year, some estimates put the cost of maintaining 11,000 troops in Iraq and the Gulf region at about £150m a month, or £5m a day. "
