This allowed for the initial opening budget to be spent on new equipment.

According to Administration estimates, he spent more than $1 billion last year on military equipment and operating costs in the war.

Currently American business spends about $476 billion a year on plants and equipment.

Texas Instruments, for example, spent $2.7 billion on plants and equipment in 2000.

It has office rental costs of £550,00 and a further £300,000 is spent on equipment.

About $3.4 billion was spent on such equipment in 1997, the sporting goods association reported.

Both countries spent several hundred million dollars on new military equipment.

The top professional teams spend $200,000 a year on equipment, testing and travel, but the season is short.

There are many reasons why governments feel the need to spend so much on weapons and military equipment.

The group raised $110,000, a good deal of which was spent on equipment.