This includes the
personnel, financial, technological, scientific, material and other means,
which will be allocated by state to prepare the armed defense of our country.
They determine quantitatively
and qualitatively the composition of forces and their supply with the
necessary combat equipment.
A special emphasis
should be laid on the improvement of living, working and entertainment
conditions of the military. The human factor should become the main force
generator of national defense and it should be placed in the center of
the military system efforts. The new Romanian system of planning, programming
and budgeting is compatible with similar systems of NATO member states.
The integrated approach
of resources management will be in accordance with the missions of the
armed forces and it will take into account the structural changes, as
well as their influence on the military capabilities. The personnel strength
of the Romanian Armed Forces will include 112,000 military personnel and
28,000 civilians.
The implementation of the requirements for the restructuring of armed
forces and their supply with equipment, imposes a real increase of funds
from about 710 mil $, starting with the year 2000, to 1,190 mil $ in 2007
to which the foreign debts for procurement expenses and the money necessary
for education and health, should be added.
This is the best option for Romania and, at the same time, a realistic
element of stability for the planning process. Under these circumstances,
the strategy of resources allocation will aim at two fundamental simultaneous
aspects. First, the funds will be allocated to the programs, which provide
the achievement of Project Force - 2005 and are cost effective, by eliminating
rapidly the means and programs, which are no longer necessary. Second,
priority will be given to the balancing of our budget for the allocation
of resources. In the year 2000, our budget will allocate 57% for personnel,
33% for operation and maintenance, 28% for the procurement of combat equipment,
and 13% for administration. We estimate that in the year 2006 we shall
meet the Alliance standards (40% for personnel, 35 - 40% for procurement,
25 - 20% for operation and maintenance).
The resources allocation
will be closely related to the budget envisaged for the multi-annual planning
process. This process includes two phases. The first phase (2000 - 2003)
will focus on orientating resources towards the restructuring of operational
forces at the minimum requirements for a credible and interoperable defense.
The second phase (2004 - 2007) will focus especially on the modernization
of combat equipment. The phases of this process are
interrelated, and their deadlines may be changed according to the allocation
of additional funds.
