>If quantity ordered then the UK will have to pay an extra 700 million euros (@632 million in english money) or thereabouts. Great.
An increase of £632m the same day as the Chancellor indicated that Defence as not one of the exempted Departments (schools, health, police) will see its budget sink by 14% in the first three years of the next Parliament - or about £5.3bn p.a.
Nope don't see it!
And we say again, "B0LL0CKS"! Which part of fixed-price have I missed?
Tell Airbus to ram it and honour the existing contract.
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