Portugal is currently at 1.3 percent and 
spends that money unwisely.
The image 
of generals sitting around doing nothing is no mere allegory. 
Portugal has an additional 170 generals and admirals receiving 
full pay while in inactive reserve status. 
tight budget
Regarding defense procurement, the MOD´s desires 
and actions seem to be guided by peer pressure and the desire 
for expensive toys. 
Portugal suffers from an inferiority complex 
and a sense of being economically, politically, and militarily 
weaker than its European and transatlantic partners. 
GOP will never miss an opportunity to procrastinate. 
 excruciating delays in Portuguese decision-making 
native mistrust 
Complicating this 
mindset is a set of structural impediments, including severe 
budgetary pressures and an ossified hierarchy.
one of the perverse legacies 
of the 1974 transition to democracy and the end of Portugal´s 
colonial wars, the uniformed services have a status quo culture 
that fills flag billets with time-servers who evaded controversy, 
rather than with creative thinkers promoted for performance. 
Wait around long enough, officers tell us, and you will make 
colonel or general. This culture cultivates risk-averse thinking 
and a top-heavy officer corps where delaying a decision is often
the best decision for all concerned.
 
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