{
  "id": 1949246,
  "title": "Swiss government eyeing boosting air defence budget by over $1 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/swiss-government-eyeing-boosting-air-defence-budget-by-over-1-billion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:40:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/19/swiss-government-eyeing-boosting-air-defence-budget-by-over-1-billion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Parliament, which has yet to approve the additional funding, still also needs to vote on a significant requested VAT increase through 2040 to finance the army's defence spending priorities.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}